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Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0352A   CAS 1984-0008-0352A; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Solomon Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Yanonga
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Coral
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.6, Length = 69.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0352C   CAS 1984-0008-0352C; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Solomon Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Yanonga
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1900-1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shell
Description Single strand of small white shell disk beads strung on native (?) 2-ply cordage.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.4, Length = 39.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0351   CAS 1984-0008-0351; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Polynesia
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Porpoise (?) teeth; Glass beads; Commercial thread
Description Short single strand necklace comprising eighty-seven porpoise (?) teeth, alternating with single or paired very small white glass seed beads (and three amber-colored glass seed beads), all strung on commercial black thread, whose ends are not tied together.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 31.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0345   CAS 1984-0008-0345; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shells
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 2.0, Thickness = ca. 1.0, Length = ca. 73.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0346   CAS 1984-0008-0346; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 2.5, Thickness = ca. 1.3, Length = ca. 24.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0347   CAS 1984-0008-0347; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 2.5, Thickness = ca. 1.3, Length = ca. 32.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0348   CAS 1984-0008-0348; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 2.5, Thickness = ca. 1.3, Length = ca. 45.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0349   CAS 1984-0008-0349; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shells
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 86.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0284   CAS 1984-0008-0284; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Thread; Leather
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.8, Max Diam = ca. 11.5

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0244   CAS 1984-0008-0244; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 2.5, Thickness = ca. 1.3, Length = ca. 55.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0447   CAS 1984-0008-0447; Necklace
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shells; Seeds
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 17.3

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0394   CAS 1984-0008-0394; Pendant
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Pendant
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shell
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.7, Depth = 0.7, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 8.5

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0435   CAS 1984-0008-0435; Pendant blank
Category Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Pendant blank
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shell
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.2, Depth = 2.6, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 12.4

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0001   CAS 1984-0008-0001; Drum
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Drum
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data East coast
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Wood; Lizard skin
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 61.5, Depth = 18.4, Max Diam = 39.6

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0005   CAS 1984-0008-0005; Panpipes
Category Musical Instruments
Object Name Panpipes
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist. Torba
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Gaua, Banks Islands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Bamboo; Plant fiber; Pitch (?)
Description Panpipes made from 10 hollowed sections of bamboo stems of graduated lengths, all laid side by side and twined together plant fibers; The lower end of each bamboo stem is plugged with black pitch-like substance and entire exterior of panpipes is blackened; Longest stem holds the key note, with each succeeding stem a bit shorter to produce a slightly higher note.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.6, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 15.8

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0080   CAS 1984-0008-0080; Bowl
Category Pottery; Vessels
Object Name Bowl
Culture Polynesian: Tongan (?)
Global Region Oceania
Country Tonga
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Troluhad or Fotohaa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1925
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Clay; Paint
Description Small round and shallow bowl with wide, flat base, rounded sides, inward curving rim, and wide mouth; Interior and exterior surfaces are scraped smooth and are undecorated except for band of very small fish arranged in single file that has been hand painted around upper side of bowl in colors of white, blue, black, and yellow; Printed in black lettering just below the painted band is "Flying Fish _ _ das" (Barbados?); Overall color of bowl is terra cotta.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.3, Thickness = 0.6, Rim Diam = 6.5, Max Diam = 8.4

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0328   CAS 1984-0008-0328; Vanilla beans
Category Raw Materials
Object Name Vanilla beans
Culture Polynesian: Tahitian
Global Region Oceania
Country Society Islands
State/Prov./Dist. Tahiti
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Vanilla beans
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 4.4, Length = 17.7

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0145   CAS 1984-0008-0145; Cloth (lava lava)
Category Textiles
Object Name Cloth (lava lava)
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Tubuai (Austral) Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Rapa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Probably cotton; Aniline dye
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 104.0, Length = ca. 184.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0146   CAS 1984-0008-0146; Cloth (lava lava)
Category Textiles
Object Name Cloth (lava lava)
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Tubuai (Austral) Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Rapa
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Probably cotton; Aniline dye
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 99.0, Length = ca. 170.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0151   CAS 1984-0008-0151; Dress
Category Textiles
Object Name Dress
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist. Malampa
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Malakula
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1926
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Pandanus fiber; Native dye
Description Rectangular textile (identified by collector as girl's dress), woven in two bands that are fastened together down center; Both bands are woven almost entirely in 1/1 plain plaiting except for several rows woven in 3/1 along sides and several zigzag designs woven in 2/1 near each end; small band along one end is also woven in openwork pattern; Fibers along one side and along both ends are shredded an extend as short fringe; Entire textile is dyed deep purple-red except for several paired parallel lines and two bands of stacked chevrons, all of which are resist dyed and are oriented parallel to short axis of textile. (See CAS 1984-0008-0264A for a belt that may have been part of this skirt originally.)
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 26.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = ca. 92.0
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