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| Catalog Number | CAS 1989-0002-0007 | |
| Category | Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Drum (peddler's drum) | |
| Culture | Chinese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Beijing | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Metal; String; Glass bead; Paint | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.0, Thickness = 4.1, Length = 23.0 |
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CAS 1989-0003-0001A |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Skirt | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Cambodia | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 108.6, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 69.4 | |
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CAS 1989-0003-0001B |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Vest | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Cambodia | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wool; Cotton; Metal: Silver | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 45.3, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 38.0 | |
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CAS 1989-0003-0001C |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Shirt | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Cambodia | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Metal: Silver | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 126.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 40.8 | |
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CAS 1989-0003-0002 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Skirt | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Silk; Cotton (?); Dyes | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 66.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 95.6 | |
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CAS 1989-0003-0003 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Robe | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Korea | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Silk; Dyes | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 176.5, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 123.0 | |
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CAS 1989-0003-0004 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Embroidered panel | |
| Culture | Chinese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Silk; Cotton; Metal: Gold foil; Glass; Ink; Dyes | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 87.0, Length = 512.0 | |
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CAS 1989-0003-0005 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Textile | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Silk; Ink | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.5, Length = 108.0 | |
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CAS 1989-0003-0006 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Embroidered panel | |
| Culture | Chinese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Silk | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 137.8, Length = 164.5 | |
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CAS 1989-0004-0001A |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Jacket | |
| Culture | Ge-Jia (aka Ge Jia) | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
| County | Huangping | |
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Congxing | |
| Maker's Name | Go-Lei (aka Luo Deng-Bi) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Indigo-dyed cotton fabric; Commercial fabric; Cotton embroidery thread | |
| Description | Woman's wedding and festival jacket mostly of hand woven, indigo-dyed cotton; Front and back are decorated with large batik designs of butterflies and birds (white on blue background); 2 panels on lower back show fine-line batiked scroll patterns on commercial cloth; Embroidered panels decorate central portion of each sleeve. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 119.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 77.0 | |
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CAS 1989-0004-0001B |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Skirt | |
| Culture | Ge-Jia (aka Ge Jia) | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
| County | Huangping | |
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Congxing | |
| Maker's Name | Go-Lei (aka Luo Deng-Bi) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Locally grown, natural indigo dye | |
| Description | Woman's knee-length wrap-around skirt of hand woven indigo-dyed cotton, constructed of 3 horizontal panels; Lower two panels are pleated; Bottom panel is resist-dyed (except ends) and shows two bands of geometric designs; Separate blue and white woven belt is attached at either end of skirt. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 138.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 45.0 | |
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CAS 1989-0004-0001C |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Apron | |
| Culture | Ge-Jia (aka Ge Jia) | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
| County | Huangping | |
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Congxing | |
| Maker's Name | Go-Lei (aka Luo Deng-Bi) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Silk; Indigo, pigskin, pig blood and bark dyes | |
| Description | Woman's festival apron consisting of square indigo-dyed cotton panel with resist-dyed geometric panel (blue and white) sewn in center; Sides and bottom edge of apron are completely embroidered with geometric pattern, mostly in red and orange; Entire apron is backed with second indigo-dyed cotton panel; Narrow warp-faced belt is sewn across top of apron and its ends extend to sides. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 34.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 35.0 | |
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CAS 1989-0004-0001D |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tunic | |
| Culture | Ge-Jia (aka Ge Jia) | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
| County | Huangping | |
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Congxing | |
| Maker's Name | Go-Lei (aka Luo Deng-Bi) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1955 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Indigo and other dyes; Silk | |
| Description | Woman's poncho-like garment with apron-like panels in front and back; Constructed of commercial fabric panels backed with hand woven indigo-dyed cotton panels; Indigo resist-dyed strips decorate neckline, front panel and lower front and back edges; Long warp-faced belt is sewn to garment at waist level, with most of its length extending to one side. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 45.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 75.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0009-0001 |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Skirt | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Silk | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 130.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 88.0 | |
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CAS 1989-0011-0001 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Mahjong set | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1923 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Case: Wood; Metal; Stain; Tiles: Bamboo; Ivory; Ink; Counters, dice and disks: Ivory or bone | |
| Description | Mahjong set of ivory and bamboo tiles with ivory or bone counters, disks and dice; Set is housed in a wooden case with double metal handles on the top; Front panel of case opens by sliding up and off; Case contains five drawers with metal pulls which house the set; Inscribed on the front of the case is the word “Peacock†(in Chinese) and “Made in China†(in English); A small instruction booklet is tucked inside the case, titled “Standard Rules and Regulations for the Game of Lung Chen by George S. Romanovsky, Copyright by Lung Chen Company 1923â€; The booklet has extensive notes about the game written in pencil inside the back cover; The mahjong set and booklets from this accession (CAS 1989-0011-0001 and CAS 1989-0011-0002) were from the Hannan house, which was used as a residence for the Director of the California Academy of Sciences in the 1930s. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.7, Width = 16.2, Length = 23.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0011-0002 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Mahjong instruction book | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia (North America) | |
| Country | China (USA) | |
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| Date of Manufacture | 1939 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Ink; Plastic | |
| Description | English-language mahjong instruction booklet titled “MAAJH: The American Version of an Ancient Chinese Gameâ€; Inside reads “Copyright Nov. 1938, Revised Edition Oct. 1939, by Viola L. Cecil - All Rights Reserved - Publishers HALLCO, Inc., 67 Irving Place, New York Cityâ€; Viola L. Cecil was the president of the National Mah Jongg League (USA), a league which she proposed establishing. Begun with 32 members, the League had approximately 25,000 members at the time this pamphlet was published. Booklet is paper with red plastic ring binding; Tucked inside the booklet are folded paper instructions for “Ten Games of Canasta†and a bridge score card; The mahjong set and booklets from this accession (CAS 1989-0011-0001 and CAS 1989-0011-0002) were from the Hannan house, which was used as a residence for the Director of the California Academy of Sciences in the 1930s. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.2, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 19.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1990-0003-0001 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving (adult holding child) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Borneo | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Village: Tebisaq, Mahakan River, Jelau tributary | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | 3-dimensional carving of seated adult human holding child on right leg; Figure and base carved from single piece of wood. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 10.5, Width = 4.5, Length = 3.8 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1990-0004-0001A |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Jacket | |
| Culture | Hundred Bird Miao | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
| County | Danzhai, Sanjiang, or Rongjiang | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s-1940s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | ||
| Description | Man's jacket (companion piece to CAS 1990-0004-0001B) pieced from many rectangular and triangular panels, each elaborately embroidered in silk with floral and geometric designs on paperbacked green fabric; Outer faces of sleeves are similar; Inner faces of sleeves are of undecorated blue fabric; 16 rectangular panels with embroidery similar to body of jacket are pendant from bottom edge. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 146.5, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 60.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1990-0004-0001B |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Apron | |
| Culture | Miao | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
| County | Danzhai, Sanjiang, or Rongjiang | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s-1940s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Silk; Chicken feathers | |
| Description | Man's “flying skirt†(companion piece to CAS 1990-0004-0001A) consisting of 18 elaborately embroidered rectangular panels that hang pendant from an undyed cotton waistband strip; Ends of panels are decorated with white chicken feathers (Feathers not original; Probably added in the 1970s); Skirts of this type are now worn by both men and women, but were traditionally worn by male reed flute players. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 72.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = ca. 84.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1990-0004-0002A |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Jacket | |
| Culture | Buyi (aka Bouyei) | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
| County | Anshun | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s-1930s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Silk; Indigo and other dyes | |
| Description | Woman's jacket (companion piece is CAS 1990-0004-0002B) made in 2 tiers with side tie; Front, back and upper sleeves are of indigo-dyed silk; Elaborately embroidered panels decorate the edges of the jacket; Lower halves of sleeves are of cotton and silk panels, also elaborately embroidered. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 146.5, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 60.5 | |
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