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| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0034 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Mirror | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Mongolia | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass; Paint; Metal; Jade (?) | |
| Description | Round handheld mirror with scalloped metal border; Back of mirror features a painting of a man riding a camel in the foreground, with a second figure next to a small dwelling and a mountain range in the background; Handle of mirror is jade, with a small portion at the top continuous with the decorative metal border. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.0, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 14.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0429-0034 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ivory carving (bear and two dogs) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Russia (USSR) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory: sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.7, Width = 3.4, Length = 11.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0429-0053 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ivory carving (bear) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Russia (USSR) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.1, Width = 2.3, Thickness = 2.7 |
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CAS 0429-0035 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ivory carving (porpoise on whale's tooth) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Russia (USSR)? | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ivory: sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.4, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 12.9 | |
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CAS 0276-0064 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Figurine (adult and child) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Taiwan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | City: Taipei | |
| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | E.S. Ross | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 19.0, Width = 12.1, Length = 12.1 | |
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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 2019-0004-0062 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Carving (4-faced head) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Cambodia | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Small cylindrical stone carving attached to a square pedestal; Four faces are carved on the lower half, each facing a different direction; Top half is carved into a three-tiered headdress. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.1, Width = 4.3 |
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CAS 2019-0004-0064A,B |  |
| Category | Carvings; Musical Instruments | |
| Object Name | Musical instrument (percussion) | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Cambodia | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint | |
| Description | A: Small percussion instrument in the shape of a frog, carved from a single piece of wood and painted pink, with black and red accents; Pointed ridges have been carved into the frog’s back; Interior of frog’s body has been hollowed out, leaving a circular space for the drumstick to fit inside as if it is being held in the frog’s mouth; B: Short cylindrical wooden drumstick that is truncated at one end and tapered to a blunt point at the opposite end; Entire drumstick is painted pink; Instrument is played by running the drumstick over the ridged back of the frog. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.9, Width = 5.3, Length = 9.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0063 |  |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Bell | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Cambodia | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal | |
| Description | Metal bell with figure of a dancing Saraswati (Hindu goddess of knowledge, music, art and learning) forming the handle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.6, Width = 4.8, Max Diam = 3.6 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1989-0003-0001C |  |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Shirt | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Cambodia | |
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| 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 1989-0003-0001A |  |
| 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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Catalog Number |
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 0564-0002 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Palm leaf; Plastic; Nylon | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.0, Max Diam = 51.0 | |
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CAS 1984-0005-0008 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Loincloth | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Sumatra | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bark cloth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 20.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 258.0 | |
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CAS 1988-0014-0013 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Borneo | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Tebisaq, on Mahakam River (Jelau tributary) | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 28.5, Max Diam = 17.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0073 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Borneo | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | Small barrel-shaped basket in horizontal weave; Panels of woven squares decorate the top and bottom; Frame of four split reeds rises vertically from under the base and wraps inside the rim, creating a round-in-square look; Two small woven loops are attached at the top and bottom of each of the frame reeds. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 15.8, Max Diam = 14.9 |
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CAS 1998-0007-0002 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Borneo | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rattan; Juncus rush (Juncus sp.) stems | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.3, Max Diam = 40.7 | |
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CAS 0564-0003 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Burden basket | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Rattan; Bark; Cloth; Nylon; Leather | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 62.0, Max Diam = 48.0 | |
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CAS 0564-0001 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Burden basket | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
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| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Rattan; Bark | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 64.0, Max Diam = 31.0 | |
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CAS 0281-0023 |  |
| Category | Basketry; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fan | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Plant fiber; Roots; String | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.5, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 27.0 | |
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