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Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0002-0010
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles
Object Name	Belt
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Okinawa Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Tohoku
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Cotton; Indigo
Description	Narrow belt woven in a braided technique of indigo-dyed cotton and then decorated in a decorative sewing technique known as â€œsashikoâ€ which produces an all-over pattern in a light color against a dark background, in this case a continuous row of open diamonds done in white against an indigo blue background.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 213.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0002-0011A,B
Category	Tools & Implements
Object Name	Comb with carrying case
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Commercial cloth; Cardboard (?); Plant fiber
Description	A: Handmade comb made from piece of very fine-grained wood that has been highly polished; Overall shape is that of a slightly irregular semi-circle; Back edge of comb is thicker, while the lower straight edge is tapered; Series of evenly spaced parallel cuts have been made along entire length of comb to form the individual teeth, who lower ends are all tapered and rounded; B: Carrying case for comb, made from commercially woven cotton cloth with green-red-black basket weave pattern on white background, possibly over cardboard form; Edges of cloth have been folded over and the interior of the case is lined with some type of leaf or other plant fiber; Sides of case fold in, bottom folds up, and top folds down to form flap which is secured to bottom flap with small white plastic tab (intended to look like ivory) that is secured with purple cord.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = A=3.3; B=6.1, Thickness = A=0.7; B=1.3, Length = A=14.2; B=16.1

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0002-0012A,B
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Socks
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Commercial cotton cloth; Commercial metal fasteners
Description	Pair of white cotton shoe socks worn with sandals by all ages and by both men and women; Soles are made from heavy commercially woven fabric, with one cutout for the big toe and one for the remaining toes; Uppers are of commercially woven white cotton fabric that is sewn up the front center of the foot and secured at the heel by an overlapping flap with four metal tab fasteners.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.8, Width = 10.3, Length = 25.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0002-0013
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles
Object Name	Head scarf
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Commercially woven cotton cloth; Indigo dye
Description	Head scarf worn by young boys as part of a school uniform, made from a piece of loosely woven white cotton cloth that is imprinted with an all-over pattern of aligned indigo-blue dots; Ends of scarf have been folded over and hand-stitched.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 31.5, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 75.3

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0002-0014
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Tea towel
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Commercially woven cotton cloth; Indigo
Description	Tea towel made from piece of commercially woven white cotton cloth and imprinted with two blue motifs: 1) village scene of houses and several towers beyond a picket fence and 2) spoon, bowl or jar with spout, cake-server (?) and several other unidentifiable items; Ends of towel are folded over and machine hemmed.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 30.5, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 72.3

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0003-0001
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Filipino
Global Region	Southeast Asia
Country	Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1905
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Split bamboo and rattan; Unidentified gray metal
Description	Oval, brimless hat with rounded dome, woven on exterior in plaited technique of very finely split dark brown and black pandanus fibers; Dome is surmounted by embossed white metal medallion; Interior is more coarsely plaited and includes separately woven headrest ring and dark green wool (?) chin strap.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.4, Width = 25.6, Length = 30.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0003-0002
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Filipino
Global Region	Southeast Asia
Country	Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1905
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Split bamboo; Palm leaves; Aniline-dyed cotton threads
Description	Round, brimless hat with rounded dome, whose exterior is completely covered with several fanned-out pandanus leaves and decorated with overlay of red, yellow, and green yarn forming a six-pointed star; Interior is woven in plaited technique using wide bamboo strips; Separately woven headrest ring is attached to interior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.6, Max Diam = 28.7

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0003-0003
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Filipino
Global Region	Southeast Asia
Country	Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1905
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Split bamboo; Rattan (?); Cotton thread
Description	Round, brimless hat with peaked crown, whose exterior is woven in a plaited technique of alternating light and dark finely split bamboo (?) strips that form a herringbone pattern; Interior is more coarsely plaited of wider and plain bamboo strips; Separately woven headrest ring is attached to interior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.0, Max Diam = 43.2

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0003-0004
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Filipino
Global Region	Southeast Asia
Country	Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1905
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Split bamboo; Rattan; Palm leaves
Description	Round brimless hat with a somewhat peaked dome, whose interior and exterior are woven in an open lattice pattern of plain, narrowly split cane or bamboo rods, with a layer of pandanus leaves sandwiched between them; Crown rises in center to a slightly rounded dome that is decorated on exterior with piece of gray-green leaves (?) that are arranged to form a 8-petal floral motif, with each petal outlined in dark cane.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.3, Max Diam = 36.9

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0003-0005
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Filipino
Global Region	Southeast Asia
Country	Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1905
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Split bamboo; Reed stems; Aniline-dyed cotton thread; Unidentified black leaves (?)
Description	Round brimless hat with rounded dome, whose exterior is woven in an open lattice technique using thinly split cane rods over a layer of black paper (?), and surmounted by a small red and yellow wool pompom; Interior of hat is lined with single layer of coiled rods which are bound together and to the outer layers by a diamond network of blue yarn stitching that is, itself, flanked by red and yellow yarn stitching; Separately woven headrest ring is attached to interior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.2, Max Diam = 32.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0003-0006
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Filipino
Global Region	Southeast Asia
Country	Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1905
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Split rattan; Unidentified reed stems; Aniline-dyed cotton threads
Description	Oval hat with a pseudo brim and a somewhat peaked dome, woven on exterior of very finely split and plaited light and dark brown pandanus strips, forming a pattern of swirling and overlapping light and dark bands; Crown is surmounted by tuft of red wool yarn; Interior is lined with single layer of coiled cane rods, some of which are individually wrapped in red, yellow or blue (faded to gray) wool yarn; Separately woven headrest ring is also attached to interior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 14.7, Width = 31.0, Length = 38.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0003-0007
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Filipino
Global Region	Southeast Asia
Country	Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1905
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Split rattan; Unidentified reed stems; Aniline-dyed cotton threads
Description	Round brimless hat with rounded dome whose exterior is woven of very finely split and plaited light and dark cane (?) splints, forming an all-over plaid design; Interior is lined with single layer of coiled cane rods that are secured to underlying foundation with blue, red, and yellow wool yarn that is sewn in decorative geometric patterns; Interior rim is completely wrapped in red and yellow yarns; Separately woven headrest ring is attached to interior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.0, Max Diam = 31.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0003-0008
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Filipino
Global Region	Southeast Asia
Country	Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1900-1905
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Split rattan; Unidentified reed stems; Aniline-dyed cotton threads
Description	Round brimless hat with conical dome, whose exterior is woven of extremely finely split and plaited light and dark cane (?) splints, forming a subtle, all-over swirling pattern; Dome was probably originally surmounted by red wool yarn pompom; Interior is lined with single layer of coiled cane rods, some of which are wrapped in red, yellow, or blue (faded to gray) wool yarns, forming concentric bands in these colors; Separately woven headrest ring of dyed (red and black) splints is attached to interior.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.5, Max Diam = 37.9

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0007-0001
Category	Textiles
Object Name	Textile fragment
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1960s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Cocoons; Paper; Thread
Description	Rectangular fragment of â€œfabricâ€ made from cocoon casings from an unidentified worm (possibly related to silk worm) that have been flattened into small squares and machine sewn to a brown paper backing in a basket weave pattern; Color of cocoons is dark gray; According to original source of this item, this type of â€œfabricâ€ was traditionally used to make handbags and other accessories.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 35.5, Length = 44.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0008-0001
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Chinese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	China
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1920s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Silk and cotton fabric
Description	Round brimless hat with rounded crown; Exterior is assembled from six triangular pieces of finely woven black silk fabric, each one lined on interior with coral colored cotton fabric; The six pieces are stitched together so their points come together at the hatâ€™s peak, which is decorated with a red silk braided knot; Rim of hat is encircled by two black silk bands; Hat is somewhat stiff, suggesting there may be an underlying of paper or lightweight cardboard between interior and the layers of fabric; Makerâ€™s mark (?) is stamped inside in Chinese characters.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.4, Max Diam = 19.2

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0008-0002
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Hat
Culture	Chinese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	China
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1920s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Silk and cotton fabric
Description	Round brimless hat with rounded crown; Exterior is assembled from six triangular pieces of finely woven black silk fabric, each one lined on interior with red colored cotton fabric; The six pieces are stitched together so their points come together at the hatâ€™s peak, which is decorated with a blue silk braided knot; Rim of hat is encircled by two black silk bands; Hat is somewhat stiff, suggesting there may be an underlying of paper or lightweight cardboard between interior and the layers of fabric; Makerâ€™s mark (?) is stamped inside in Chinese characters.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 10.4, Max Diam = 17.9

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0008-0003
Category	Carvings
Object Name	Carving (rat?)
Culture	Chinese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	China
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1920s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Ivory; Ink
Description	Very small carving in the form of a rat (?) shown in mid-stride, walking upright on its hind legs; Figure is somewhat crudely carved, in part because of its diminutive size; Several areas on its head and body have been marked with multiple black ink strokes to suggest patterning of its hair.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 2.0, Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.4

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0009-0001
Category	Tools & Implements
Object Name	Broom
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	Miyagi Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data	City: Sendai
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1972
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Unidentified grass; String; Commercial cloth
Description	â€œTurkey wing-styleâ€ whisk broom made from bundles of a stiff type of grass, whose stems are gathered at one end and sewn together with black or dark brown string to form a tapered handle, whose proximal end is wrapped with a small piece of black velvet cloth; Distal ends of grass stems flare outward and are all trimmed to a uniform length.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 20.2, Thickness = 3.9, Length = 28.4

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0009-0002A-D
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Folk Toys
Object Name	Hair pins (4)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1972
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Bamboo; Clay; Thread; Paper; Feathers; Pipe cleaners; Acorn; Glue; Papier mÃ¢chÃ© [paper mache]
Description	Set of four hair pins, each consisting of a small figurine secured to a bamboo or cane skewer; A) small ceramic dove glued to short length of pipe cleaner and tied to bamboo; B) small ceramic Noh mask mounted inside covering from acorn, then glued to length of pipe cleaner and tied to bamboo, along with white feather fletching to resemble arrow; C) small paper and papier mÃ¢chÃ© stork attached with wire to miniature bamboo rake; D) small ceramic cat seated with one paw raised, then glued to length of pipe cleaner and secured with green floral tape to end of bamboo, along with two faux red berries and stamped brass disc.
Dimensions (cm)	Max Diam = 1.4 to 3.4, Length = 15.5 to 16.6

Catalog Number	CAS 2006-0009-0003A-D
Category	Folk Toys
Object Name	Bells with streamers (2)
Culture	Japanese
Global Region	East Asia
Country	Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	Unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970s
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Metal: Cast iron; Cotton string; Paper; Ink
Description	Pair of small rectangular cast iron temple bells (A and C) whose tops are slightly smaller than their bases; One bell is slightly larger than the other; Exterior sides are all decorated with series of incised vertical lines; Small iron clapper is suspended inside each bell from length of green cotton string, which extends upward through top of bell for hanging it, and also below bell for securing to handmade rectangular paper streamers (B and D; not attached) that are hand printed with blue indigo repeating geometric patterns on both faces and perforated at one end; Exterior finish is rust brown in color.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = A=4.9; C=4.0, Width = A=3.9; C=3.2; B,D=4.1, Thickness = B,D=0.1, Length = A=3.8; C=3.1; B,D=20.0

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