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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0153 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Skirt | |
| Culture | Melanesian or Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Melanesia or Polynesia | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Grass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 13.7, Length = 40.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0311-0001 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Melanesian or Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | South Pacific | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark; Dyes | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 188.0, Length = 487.7 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0519-0001 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Headband / shell lei | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Cook Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Rarotanga | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shells; Twine | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 3.0, Max Diam = ca. 22.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0506-0002 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Cook Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Stone; Sennit rope | |
| Description | Ritual adze. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 17.0, Thickness = 7.5, Length = 45.7 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0310-0017 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Cook Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.0, Thickness = 4.1, Length = 10.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0143-0314 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Cook Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.2, Thickness = 4.5, Length = 17.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1998-0002-0010 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fish hook | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Cook Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Puka Puka | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.) | |
| Description | One piece, J-shaped fish hook cut from a piece of shell; Small barb at both proximal and distal ends; Distal end is tapered and sharply recurved. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 4.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0302 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pounder | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Cook Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 7.2, Length = 12.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1984-0008-0051 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pounder | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Cook Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Stone pounder; Looks like Society Islands pounder identified from a book of the Cook expeditions. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 7.8, Length = 12.2 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0071 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Cup | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands? | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Fatu Hiva? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.9, Max Diam = 12.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0072 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Cup | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands? | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Fatu Hiva? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.0, Max Diam = 12.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0073 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Cup | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands? | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Fatu Hiva? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.1, Max Diam = 11.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0074 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Cup | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands? | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Fatu Hiva? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.4, Max Diam = 12.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0075 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Cup | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands? | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Fatu Hiva? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Max Diam = 12.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0076 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Cup | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands? | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Fatu Hiva? | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.7, Max Diam = 11.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0143-0325 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands? | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Polynesia | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.4, Thickness = 5.8, Length = 23.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0052 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pounder | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands? | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 11.2, Length = 19.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0137 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | New Caledonia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Uvea | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Wallis | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Paper mulberry bark; Native and aniline dyes | |
| Description | Elongated, rectangular tapa cloth, possibly a lafi, a bandolier worn by men, made from strips of paper mulberry bark that have been beaten into thin sheets which are then overlapped to form a larger cloth; Design field is divided into series of horizontal bands at each end covering approximately 1/4 of the field, with the central area left open; End bands are decorated with various motifs, including stars, plants, and checkerboard designs, all painted in colors of dark blue, purple, and turquoise blue black; Similar motifs are repeated in central field, but more sparsely; Solid black border frames cloth on all four sides; Ends of cloth have been cut to form series of wide triangular fringes that are painted with black border designs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 55.5, Length = 244.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0289 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ring | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.8, Max Diam = 5.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0416 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa or Tonga | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 24.0, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 16.5 | |
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