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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0427 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ornament (dog tooth) | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Dog tooth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.1, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 3.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0428 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ornament (dog tooth) | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Dog tooth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.1, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 3.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0429 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ornament (dog tooth) | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Dog tooth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.3, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 3.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0430 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ornament (dog tooth) | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Dog tooth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.1, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 3.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0458-0431 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ornament (dog tooth) | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Hawaiian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Hawaii | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian) | |
| Materials | Dog tooth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.9, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 3.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2006-0003-0020 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| 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 | Metal: Tin; Pandanus fiber | |
| Description | Armband woven of natural and dyed black pandanus strips that are woven in a plaiting technique over a foundation of a metal band (probably cut from a tin can, including the rim); Dyed pandanus strips are wrapped vertically around interior and exterior of metal band and undyed pandanus strips are plaited on exterior in horizontal position, forming a geometric pattern of black and white diamonds alternating with pairs of checkerboard triangles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.5, Max Diam = 10.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0002-0025 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basketry band | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.0, Max Diam = 4.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0004-0015 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Tongan, Samoan, or Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tonga, Samoa or Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Coconut fiber; Commercial cloth | |
| Description | Belt made from pieces of coconut fiber which have been aligned and the outer edges wrapped in commercial black bias or twill tape; Additional pieces of coconut fiber have been cut into teardrop shapes and similarly edged in black bias or twill tape and then four of these shapes have been aligned and sewn together, and finally each group of four have been sewn to the belt so that they hang suspended from the belt; A white metal hook clasp is sewn on the reverse at one end of the belt and a corresponding eye hook is sewn on the front at the opposite end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 25.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 75.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0414 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Society Islands (?) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 16.5, Max Diam = ca. 41.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0337 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tubuai (Austral) Islands | |
| 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) | Height = 45.0, Max Diam = ca. 35.0 (without fringe) | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1984-0008-0104 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tubuai (Austral) Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Grass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 31.0, Max Diam = 11.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1998-0002-0018 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Purse | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Society Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tahiti | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber; Thread; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Rectangular purse with triangular bottom edge, woven in medium-width pandanus strips in simple plaiting (over one, under one) technique; Reverse side of purse is folded over front to form triangular flap; Lower border on flap and lower borders on front and back are decorated with bands of dyed (red) pandanus fibers woven in overlay technique; Front and back are also decorated with 3 red V-shaped motifs; Braided pandanus fiber carrying strap is sewn into each upper corner of purse with thread. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 18.3, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 21.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1998-0002-0016 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Purse | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Tahitian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Society Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tahiti | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber; Aniline dyes; Metal | |
| Description | Rectangular purse of narrow pandanus fiber strips that are woven in simple (over one, under one) plaiting technique; Bottom and side edges of purse form their own selvages; Reverse side of purse extends up and folds over front to form triangular flap; Front and back of purse are decorated with parallelograms woven of dyed (red and gray) pandanus strips that are woven in overlay technique; Braided pandanus fiber strap is woven into upper corners of purse; Small metal snap is sewn to underside of front flap. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 26.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 19.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1998-0002-0017 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Purse | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Tahitian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Society Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tahiti | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber; Aniline dyes; Thread | |
| Description | Rectangular purse of pandanus fiber strips that are woven in simple (over one, under one) plaiting technique; Lower portion is woven of narrow strips and upper 5 cm are woven of medium width strips; Side edges of purse form their own selvages, while bottom edge is machine sewn together with thread; Front and back of purse are decorated with band of pink and green parallelograms and narrow pink zigzag band, woven in overlay technique; Braided pandanus fiber strap is sewn with thread inside upper corners of purse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.0, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 20.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0004-0026 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Purse | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Tongan, Samoan, or Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tonga, Samoa or Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber; Plastic | |
| Description | Purse in the shape of a fish, woven of pandanus fibers in a simple tapestry weave; Interior of purse is lined with pieces cut from a commercially woven plastic bag; Exterior is decorated with pieces of pandanus fiber that are cut and machine-sewn in rows to resemble fish scales; Single braided handle is incorporated into purse’s rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.0, Width = 36.0, Thickness = 6.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0310-0004A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Sandals | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Maori | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | New Zealand | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | South Island, probably | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Flax (Phormiun tenax) | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.2, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 21.2 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1998-0002-0007 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Society Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Tahiti (?) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1925 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shells; Cotton string | |
| Description | String of white cone-shaped shells and yellow or orange snail-like shells, arranged in alternate groupings for possible use as headband. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 424.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1986-0002-0014 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.4, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 26.4 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0287-0003A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tapa cloth belts (2) | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1870s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mulberry bark | |
| Description | Pair of belt-like objects, each consisting of a rectangular sheet of tapa cloth with short fringes along one short end, tightly folded many times; Although separate items, the two belts are tied together at each end with a short length of pandanus-like fiber. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = ca. 70.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0258 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tassel | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Society Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.3, Length = ca. 24.5 | |
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