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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.
County
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

Catalog Number	CAS 1984-0008-0371
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Polynesian: Fijian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Samoa, Fiji, or Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials	Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 17.0, Width = 22.0, Length = ca. 16.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2011-0004-0022
Category	Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Fan
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1984
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Coconut fronds; Sennit
Description	Handheld triangular fan woven from coconut palm fibers (and possibly pandanus fibers)mostly in a simple tapestry weave with some areas where the direction of the wefts are turned to produce open weaving; Weaving begins by splitting the leaves on two coconut fronts and braiding the divisions together to form the handle and lower center portion of the fan; Ends of each leaf then flare outward to form warps, with additional palm or pandanus fibers serving as weft fibers; Distal end of handle (nearest fan) is wrapped in 3-ply braided sennit cordage.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 27.6, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 46.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2011-0004-0023
Category	Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Fan
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1984
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Mulberry bark tapa cloth; Pandanus (?) fiber
Description	Handheld round fan made with two pieces of round tapa cloth with a short wooden handle sandwiched between them and protruding from one end and a border of shredded pandanus(?) fiber former a short fringe also sandwiched between the tapa cloths around the perimeter; The two pieces of tapa cloth are machine-sewn together around their perimeter and the lower edge of the handle is secured with a short piece of plant fiber that is threaded through a hole in the tapa cloths and the handle, wrapped around the outside of the handle and knotted.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 28.3, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 34.3

Catalog Number	CAS 2011-0004-0024
Category	Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Fan
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1984
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Unidentified plant fiber
Description	Handheld fan woven woven in a simple tapestry weave, using reed like fibers for both the warp and weft; Weaving appears to start with bundle of fibers which are partially braided together, with pairs of fibers extending out from the braided handle to serve as both warp and weft; As a pair of fibers reaches one edge, they are turned at a 90-degree angle and become warps and/or wefts; Overall shape of fan is that of a diamond, with a truncated top; This fan is nearly identical to CAS 2011-0004-0025.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 25.3, Thickness = 2.8, Length = 32.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2011-0004-0025
Category	Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Fan
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1984
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Unidentified plant fiber
Description	Handheld fan woven woven in a simple tapestry weave, using reed like fibers for both the warp and weft; Weaving appears to start with bundle of fibers which are partially braided together, with pairs of fibers extending out from the braided handle to serve as both warp and weft; As a pair of fibers reaches one edge, they are turned at a 90-degree angle and become warps and/or wefts; Overall shape of fan is that of a diamond, with a truncated top; This fan is nearly identical to CAS 2011-0004-0024.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 26.0, Thickness = 3.5, Length = 32.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2011-0004-0020
Category	Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Headrest
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1984
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood
Description	Very large U-shaped headrest carved from a single piece of wood; Horizontal portion on which oneâ€™s head actually rests is narrow and concave; All surfaces are sanded very smooth, but headrest is completely undecorated.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 14.0, Width = 13.8, Length = 49.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0003-0019
Category	Carvings; Watercraft
Object Name	Outrigger canoe model
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1973
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Plant fiber
Description	Model of a single outrigger canoe, carved and assembled from pieces of lightweight, unpainted wood; Long narrow canoe has a shallow interior and is perfectly flat along the gunwales from bow to stern; The underside of the bow rises gently from the keel and has a small notched projection on the underside near its tip; The underside of the projecting stern rises sharply up from the keel and then gradually points upward and outward; The outer edges of both the bow and the stern are carved with a series of notches; The single outrigger and pontoon is positioned on the starboard side and secured to the canoe with two crossbeams that are lashed to the canoe with sisal string that is looped through two pairs of holes that have been burned through the upper sides of the canoe; Also lashed to the crossbeams are two carved oars or paddles.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 4.7, Width = 13.7, Length = 38.1

Catalog Number	CAS 1984-0008-0081
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Dress or dance tunic
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1920s
Collection Name	Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials	Paper mulberry bark; Shells; Seeds; Pandanus fiber; Commercial cotton cloth; Cotton (?) thread
Description	Child's dress or dance tunic made from a single piece of tapa cloth that is folded in half along the shoulder and the two halves partially seamed together along the sides and under the short sleeves; Tapa cloth is made from strips of paper mulberry bark that have been beaten into thin sheets and overlapped to form a larger sheet which is undecorated except for large negative inverted and off-centered "U' shape on front of dress; Except for inverted "U' shape motif, entire surface of dress was rubbed to yield an all-over brown color; Semi-circular neck hole and outer edges of both sleeves are edged with strips of commercially printed cotton cloth and small folded triangles of natural colored and dyed red pandanus, all machine sewn to dress with black thread; Neck hole is framed on front and back with several rows of dark brown seed beads and several rows of off-white and darker brown olivella shells, all laid in rows parallel to contour of neck hole; Numerous short strands of additional olivella shells hang pendant from the shells framing the neck hole, with bits of dyed red pandanus attached to the final bead on many of the strands.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 60.0, Thickness = 2.3, Length = ca. 56.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0102-0019
Category	Textiles
Object Name	House model
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Vegetable fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 48.3, Width = 49.5, Length = 31.1

Catalog Number	CAS 0144-0002
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tapa cloth
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Mulberry bark; Dyes
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 160.0, Length = ca. 175.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0423-0103
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tapa cloth
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Mulberry bark; Dyes
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 52.0, Length = ca. 93.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0423-0104
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tapa cloth
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Mulberry bark; Dyes
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 49.0, Length = ca. 95.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0423-0105
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tapa cloth
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Mulberry bark; Dyes
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 51.5, Length = ca. 94.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0423-0106
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tapa cloth
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Mulberry bark; Dyes
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 51.0, Length = ca. 94.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0423-0107
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tapa cloth
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1950s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Mulberry bark; Native dyes
Description	Large rectangular tapa cloth, made from strips of mulberry bark which have been beaten to thin sheets and overlapped to form a larger cloth, then painted overall with designs and cut into smaller pieces such as this example; Cloth is divided into 4 parallel vertical panels with various designs repeated on each panel but arranged in a single band across all four panels Beginning along one edge is a plain band that is undecorated except for the numbers "8" and "10" in two of the bands, indicating measurements of the original larger cloth; The next motif is a dove, carrying a pair of leaves in its beak, followed by band of alternating light and dark brown triangles (an ancient chiefly motif also known as the "vane swastika"), then a group of 3 swords (representing the battles fought to unite the islands of the Tongan Kingdom), next the "Royal Crown of Tonga", and finally small groups of stars and a banner reading "KOE KALAUNI" (referring to the royal crown or kalauni).
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 194.0, Length = ca. 204.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0554-0001
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tapa cloth
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	Island: Tongatapu; Village near Nukualofa
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	1954
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Paper mulberry bark; Native dyes
Description	Rectangular tapa cloth made from strips of paper mulberry bark that have been beaten into thin sheets that are then overlapped to form a larger cloth; Design field is divided into 5 columns of equal width running the entire length of the cloth, and each column is subdivided into 4 rectangular blocks (one square block at each end and two elongated blocks toward the center); Smaller blocks at ends of cloth are decorated with paired diagonal bars of contiguous triangles; Larger elongated blocks are decorated with large Norfolk pine motifs, identified below with the words "HALA PAINI" (the avenue of Norfolk pines leading to the royal palace in Nukualofa), and 2 motifs (a row of ribbon-like motifs and a row of single-stemmed plants with teardrop shaped flowers) that represent the sisi, a grass skirt worn over a waist mat; Both motifs are identified with the words "KO E SISI 'O ULUKALALA" indicating the designs commemorate the sisi (woven skirt) of a member of the chiefly family; Orientation of designs in adjacent columns is rotated 180 degrees; Interspersed among the design motifs are large black dots, representing the fruit of the hea tree; All designs are imprinted in a dark brown color and then over-painted in a darker brown or black color; Only areas of the design motifs have been rubbed, so that the surrounding areas are left undecorated; Cloth is cut along both sides, but original measurement markings of "6", "8", and "10" remain along one end.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 237.0, Length = ca. 428.0

Catalog Number	CAS 0568-0001
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tapa cloth
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.	Ha'apai Islands
County
Other Geographic Data	Foa Island
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	1979
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Mulberry bark; Dyes
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 260.0, Length = ca. 466.0

Catalog Number	CAS 1989-0015-0005
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tapa cloth
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Mulberry bark; Vegetal dyes
Description
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 180.0, Length = 270.0

Catalog Number	CAS 1990-0006-0001
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tapa cloth
Culture	Polynesian: Tongan
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1920s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Paper mulberry bark; Native dyes
Description	Very large rectangular tapa cloth made from strips of mulberry bark that have been beaten into thin sheets, which were then overlapped to form a larger cloth; A background of narrow parallel brown lines indicates the cloth was prepared on worktable that was strung with sennit cord; Design field is divided into 20 rectangular panels arranged in 4 columns and 5 rows; Each row of panels includes 2 narrow panels and a slightly wider panel in the center and along each side; One column of narrow panels is decorated with a motif that resembles a belt with 3 discs on a double chain; The other column of narrow panels is decorated alternately with violin and guitar motifs; In the columns of wider panels, each panel is decorated with one of three different motifs representing hand fans, interspersed by large black dots, representing the fruit of the hea tree; All designs have been stamped onto cloth, probably using a wooden kupesi or rubbing tablet, and then they have been over-painted on front face of cloth; On the narrow panels only the areas around the motifs were rubbed, leaving the surrounding areas a natural off-white color, while on the wider panels the entire area was rubbed, transferring both the motif and the background pattern of parallel lines from the cordage wrapping; "KOE LETA O MALIA MOE KITA" is repeated 2 1/2 times as part of the design along one side of cloth, referring to the belt (leta) and guitar (kita) motifs; Cloth has been cut along all four sides from much larger cloth.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 169.0, Length = 237.0

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