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| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0061 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
| Object Name | Comb / hair ornament | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1990s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Lime; Stain | |
| Description | Hair comb made from a wide piece of bamboo cut from the side of a whole cane; Distal end has been cut with parallel longitudinal cuts to form 16 very long teeth; Dorsal side of comb on proximal end (above the teeth) is very shallowly carved with various geometric designs whose outlines are rubbed with white lime and their interior negative spaces are lightly stained black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.0, Depth = 1.8, Length = 23.8 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0062 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
| Object Name | Comb / hair ornament | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1990s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Stain | |
| Description | Hair comb made from a wide piece of bamboo cut from the side of a whole cane; Distal end has been cut with parallel longitudinal cuts to form 7 very long teeth; Dorsal side of comb on proximal end (above the teeth) is very shallowly carved with 4 columns of contiguous triangles, leaving the original surface in the form of two parallel columns of diamonds, which each contain a smaller, shallowly carved diamond outline; All carved away areas are stained black to dark brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.9, Depth = 1.1, Length = 36.4 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0063 |  |
| Category | Vessels | |
| Object Name | Lime container with stopper | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Gourd; Boar tusk; Banana leaves | |
| Description | Lime container made from hollowed gourd whose exterior has been heavily smoked to turn it black and then sanded or scraped to completely remove the soot around the top and bottom; The remaining black band around the mid-section of the gourd is then selectively scratched to produce an elaborate geometric design, whose negative areas are the underlying color of the natural gourd and the positive areas are the actual design; Neck of gourd has been removed and replaced with stopper made from tightly coiled banana leaves wrapped with other plant fiber and interwoven with a narrow strip of yellow plastic to form a checkerboard diamond shape, and finally fitted with a boar’s tusk on top; Lime is used when chewing betel nuts. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 24.7, Rim Diam = 4.4, Max Diam = 16.1 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0064A,B |  |
| Category | Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Slit drum with drum stick | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Earth pigments; Paint | |
| Description | A: Small slit drum carved from a single lightweight log that has been partially hollowed out from the top; One end of the log has been carved in the form of a crocodile head, while the opposite end has a stump-like projection to serve as a handle; Entire exterior and upper edges around interior are painted black, and then both sides of the drum’s exterior are carved with interlocking scroll designs and crescent shapes, all arranged in two horizontal panels; Small crescent shapes are also carved on sides of crocodile’s head; Carved designs are painted with earth pigments in colors of white, salmon, or pale orange; B: Cylindrical drumstick carved from a single stick that has been stripped of its bark; Stick tapers in diameter toward proximal end, then abruptly expands and tapers again; Mid-section of drum stick is stained pale red. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.0, Width = 6.5, Length = 33.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0065 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Mask carving | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells | |
| Description | 2-dimensional wall hanging in the form of a mask, carved from single piece of wood, showing an elongated face with very long nose, large diamond-shaped eyes with cowrie shell inserts, and a distended tongue (a distended tongue is a sign of welcoming); Face and tongue are stained a rust brown, while eyes and chin are stained black; An elaborate headdress tops the face and includes a carved crocodile head painted rust brown, black, white, and brown mustard yellow; A similar figure and motifs are also suspended below the face, with lateral upturned hooks; Reverse side of the carving is stained a rust brown color; A large hole is drilled through the top of the carving to facilitate hanging it on a wall. This carving is an example of more contemporary art being produced purely for the tourist trade and shows many artistic departures from more traditional New Guinea art. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 87.7, Width = 16.2, Depth = 7.0 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0066 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving (turtle) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Turtle figurine with extended head, carved from single piece of wood; Entire figurine is painted black, and then a checkerboard pattern is carved in shallow relief on its back to depict its carapace; Series of small dots are also carved on its front legs and head; Eyes and mouth are painted red; All other carved designs are natural color of underlying wood. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 7.3, Width = 7.5, Length = 19.5 | |
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CAS 2014-0001-0067 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Watercraft | |
| Object Name | Canoe oar / paddle | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province: Massim District (?) | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands (?) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1994 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sago palm wood | |
| Description | Canoe paddle carved from single piece of sago palm wood; Cylindrical handle accounts for slightly less than half the total length and is undecorated except for proximal end which has a circular perforation and several lateral notches; Distal end of handle greatly expands in width to form the relatively flat, leaf-shaped blade of the paddle, which is carved on both faces in low relief with a face, accentuated by numerous geometric shapes above and below the face. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.7, Thickness = 3.0, Length = 132.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0068 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze | |
| Culture | Melanesian, possibly | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea, possibly | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1995 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Pigment; Plant fiber; Commercial plastic binding; Lime | |
| Description | Adze made from two pieces of wood hafted together natural split plant fiber woven together with commercial plastic binding; Handle is a solid piece of smooth, unadorned wood with a slightly perceptible arch; Blade is a long piece of wood carved in a pyramid shape; Each side of the pyramid has a raised band running its length, formed by carving away the outer corners of the pyramid; Each band is carved into a row of parallelograms and is flanked by four pairs of triangular trapezoids the external points of which form the corners of the blade’s pyramid; The hollowed space between the trapezoids is colored a bright red; The long carved bands on the blade have blue pigment on the raised designs and lime rubbed into the hollows between; There is some indication that the trapezoid designs had been colored black and the tip may have been rubbed with lime, but most all of the pigmentation has worn off, save the bright red; The tip of the blade is devoid of decoration but whittled down to a narrow point and separated visually from the length of the blade by a thick border of woven yellow commercial plastic binding. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 41.9, Thickness = 2.7, Length = 71.8 |
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CAS 2014-0001-0069 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Irian Jaya | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ca. 2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell; Bark; Beads | |
| Description | Men’s necklace with choker fastening attached to long rectangular pendant of bark cloth backing covered with small shell sections: Cowrie shells adorn front portion of choker. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 41.6, Thickness = 1.4, Length = 40.6 | |
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CAS 2014-0001-0070 |  |
| Category | Weaponry | |
| Object Name | Atlatl | |
| Culture | Australian Aborigine | |
| Global Region | Australia | |
| Country | Australia | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1995 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Pigment; Commercial twine | |
| Description | Atlatl (spear thrower) made from a single piece of wood flaring slightly toward the proximal end, then narrowing before widening again into a teardrop-shaped point; Distal end is notched and attached to the notch is a pointed peg into which the spear would tucked; Peg is secured with commercial twine that has been painted black; The peg has also been painted black, but only on the exposed portion, indicating it was painted after being secured to the body of the atlatl; Atlatl is painted red and covered in designs, except for the teardrop-shaped portion which is yellow and otherwise unadorned; One side shows a snake flanked by arrow or plant motifs below a man with bent knees and elbows; The reverse side shows a lizard facing a white and black design flanked by the same arrow or plant motifs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.3, Thickness = 3.7, Length = 73.8 | |
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