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Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0041   CAS 0429-0041; Netsuke (elderly man seated)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (elderly man seated)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.4, Width = 4.1, Length = 3.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0046   CAS 0429-0046; Netsuke (elderly man seated)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (elderly man seated)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.6, Width = 2.9, Length = 2.7

Catalog Number CAS 0429-0040   CAS 0429-0040; Netsuke (elderly man with stork)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (elderly man with stork)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.5, Width = 2.9, Length = 2.7

Catalog Number CAS 0429-0047   CAS 0429-0047; Netsuke (elderly man)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (elderly man)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.4, Width = 3.1, Length = 2.7

Catalog Number CAS 0429-0061   CAS 0429-0061; Netsuke (penguin)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (penguin)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.8, Width = 1.9, Length = 2.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0038   CAS 0429-0038; Netsuke (rabbit)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (rabbit)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.2, Width = 2.0, Length = 3.2

Catalog Number

CAS 2019-0005-0005   CAS 2019-0005-0005; Netsuke (seal)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (seal)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory (elephant tusk); Ink
Description Small ivory netsuke in the form of a seal; Holes for cordage on underside; Single Japanese kanji on underside.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.5, Width = 1.6, Length = 5.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0048   CAS 0429-0048; Netsuke (seated man)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (seated man)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.7, Width = 2.9, Length = 3.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0049   CAS 0429-0049; Netsuke (seated man)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (seated man)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 3.1, Width = 4.6, Length = 3.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0042   CAS 0429-0042; Netsuke (standing man)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (standing man)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.4, Width = 2.8, Length = 2.6

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0050   CAS 0429-0050; Netsuke (tip of ear of corn with two people inside)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (tip of ear of corn with two people inside)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plastic or resin
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.9, Width = 2.9, Length = 2.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0043   CAS 0429-0043; Netsuke (woman with demon mask)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (woman with demon mask)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description Small ivory netsuke of woman standing with right arm raised and reaching behind her back, left arm holding fan; Her face rotates to reveal a demon mask.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.2, Width = 2.7, Length = 2.1

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0045   CAS 0429-0045; Netsuke (woman with demon mask)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Netsuke (woman with demon mask)
Culture Japanese (Chinese manufacture)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Hong Kong
County
Other Geographic Data City: Hong Kong
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory; Ink
Description Small ivory netsuke of a woman standing, holding a tall staff in her right hand; Her face was designed to rotate, revealing a woman's face on one side and a demon mask on the other, but it is immobile, stuck showing the demon face.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.3, Width = 3.0, Length = 2.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0404   CAS 1984-0008-0404; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Melanesia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Wood; Shell
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.0, Max Diam = 4.3

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0402A,B   CAS 1984-0008-0402A,B; Ornaments (2)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Ornaments (2)
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Solomon Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Santa Ana (Owa Roha)
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Wood; Shell
Description Two ornaments.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = A,B=1.2, Max Diam = A=5.1; B=5.3

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0035A-D   CAS 1984-0008-0035A-D; Ornaments (4)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Ornaments (4)
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Solomon Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Vella Lavella; Skull Caves
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Bone; Shell
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = A=9.0, Thickness = A=0.6, Length = A=7.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0014   CAS 0425-0014; Purse
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Purse
Culture Yurok
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Elk antler
Description Purse made of hollowed-out elk antler with rectangular opening in center; Body incised and inked with two rows of inverted triangles on either side of opening, one set contains ten triangles per row, the other set shows nine triangles above a row of ten; Base incised and inked with diamond in center and four triangles extending from the diamond to the ends of the purse in both length-wise directions; Ends of purse incised and inked with three bands on each end; Between the outer and middle bands are chevrons with dots on the inner side; Between the middle and inner bands are dots; One end has eleven lines above the outer band; The other end has what look like three N’s strung together, with the middle N created out of the stems of the first and last N; Additionally, this end has incised and inked lines within three of the diamonds created between the outer band and the chevrons; Ends are thicker than body; Residue of blue pigment still present in the bands around the ends; Lid missing, but presumably would have consisted of a thin, rectangular section, secured to purse by one to three leather bands at each end; All but one band is missing.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 12.6, Length = 13.8

Catalog Number CAS 0425-0118   CAS 0425-0118; Purse
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Purse
Culture Yurok
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Elk antler
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.5, Length = 14.5

Catalog Number CAS 0425-0296   CAS 0425-0296; Purse
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Purse
Culture Yurok
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Elk antler
Description Purse carved from section of elk antler; Overall shape is rectangular and ovoid in cross-section; Center section of antler has been carved away, leaving raised sections at either end, which are then deeply scored with a series of four parallel lines that completely encircle the piece, giving the appearance of 5 parallel bands; A wide elongated slit with rounded ends is cut into the upper edge of the antler and from that the interior of the antler has been hollowed out; Just below the rectangular opening on the exterior, a row of six contiguous triangles is lightly incised, and each triangle is marked with parallel hachure lines; Purses of this type were used by several California Indian groups for storing and carrying dentalium shell money.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.7, Width = 14.6, Thickness = 3.9

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0011   CAS 0429-0011; Turtle shell ornament (circle)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Turtle shell ornament (circle)
Culture unknown
Global Region East Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 0.5, Max Diam = 1.9
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