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Catalog Number CAS 0423-0059   CAS 0423-0059; Headdress
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headdress
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist. Northern Territory
County
Other Geographic Data Central Australia, near Alice Springs
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bark; Plant fiber; Feathers
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 28.2, Max Diam = 26.0

Catalog Number CAS 0423-0060   CAS 0423-0060; Headdress
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headdress
Culture Australian Aborigine
Global Region Australia
Country Australia
State/Prov./Dist. Northern Territory
County
Other Geographic Data Reserve: Arnhem Land
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bark; Plant fiber; Feathers; Clay or mud
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 59.0, Max Diam = ca. 20.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0423-0116   CAS 0423-0116; Hat
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
Collection Name N/A
Materials Straw; Reeds and/or grass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.4, Max Diam = 19.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0423-0117   CAS 0423-0117; Hat
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
Collection Name N/A
Materials Straw; Reeds and/or grass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.3, Max Diam = 16.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0423-0118   CAS 0423-0118; Hat
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
Collection Name N/A
Materials Straw; Reeds and/or grass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.3, Max Diam = 16.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0011   CAS 0425-0011; Boar tusks on cord
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Boar tusks on cord
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Boar tusks; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 13.8, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 333.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0014   CAS 0425-0014; Purse
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Purse
Culture Yurok
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Elk antler
Description Purse made of hollowed-out elk antler with rectangular opening in center; Body incised and inked with two rows of inverted triangles on either side of opening, one set contains ten triangles per row, the other set shows nine triangles above a row of ten; Base incised and inked with diamond in center and four triangles extending from the diamond to the ends of the purse in both length-wise directions; Ends of purse incised and inked with three bands on each end; Between the outer and middle bands are chevrons with dots on the inner side; Between the middle and inner bands are dots; One end has eleven lines above the outer band; The other end has what look like three N’s strung together, with the middle N created out of the stems of the first and last N; Additionally, this end has incised and inked lines within three of the diamonds created between the outer band and the chevrons; Ends are thicker than body; Residue of blue pigment still present in the bands around the ends; Lid missing, but presumably would have consisted of a thin, rectangular section, secured to purse by one to three leather bands at each end; All but one band is missing.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 12.6, Length = 13.8

Catalog Number CAS 0425-0074A   CAS 0425-0074A; Hat (unfinished)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat (unfinished)
Culture Yurok and Tolowa
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Del Norte
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Ella Norris
Date of Manufacture 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hazel (Corylus cornuta var. californica) shoots; Spruce (Picea sp.) roots; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Maidenhair fern (Adiantum sp.) stems
Description Partially woven woman's hat with rounded base and curved sides; Woven primarily in plain twining with 3-strand twining on base; Partially completed design is in bear grass and maidenhair fern stems in half-twist overlay and consists of dashed band on base and geometric unit repeated 3 times on sides; Upper portion of warp rods of varying length are exposed.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 33.0, Max Diam = 16.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0082   CAS 0425-0082; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Belt
Culture Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country Canada
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bone (wolf?); Seal skin; Sinew
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 14.5, Thickness = 1.4, Length = ca. 121.0

Catalog Number CAS 0425-0118   CAS 0425-0118; Purse
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Purse
Culture Yurok
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Elk antler
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.5, Length = 14.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0145   CAS 0425-0145; Penis sheath
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Penis sheath
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Irian Jaya
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Gourd; Opossum fur
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 3.5, Length = 48.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0148   CAS 0425-0148; Money belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Money belt
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Central Highlands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 279.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0180A,B   CAS 0425-0180A,B; Sandals
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Sandals
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Straw (rice straw)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 30.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0188A,B   CAS 0425-0188A,B; Arm protectors
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Arm protectors
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Sonoko Tsuchiya
Date of Manufacture ca. 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton fabric
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 28.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 29.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0190   CAS 0425-0190; Head scarf
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles
Object Name Head scarf
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Aichi Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data Arimatsu, Near Nagoya
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton fabric
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 33.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 85.3

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0225   CAS 0425-0225; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles
Object Name Belt
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Commercial wool; Synthetic dye
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 66.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0226   CAS 0425-0226; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles
Object Name Belt
Culture Navajo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona, New Mexico
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Commercial wool; Synthetic dye
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 124.5

Catalog Number CAS 0425-0296   CAS 0425-0296; Purse
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Purse
Culture Yurok
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970
Collection Name N/A
Materials Elk antler
Description Purse carved from section of elk antler; Overall shape is rectangular and ovoid in cross-section; Center section of antler has been carved away, leaving raised sections at either end, which are then deeply scored with a series of four parallel lines that completely encircle the piece, giving the appearance of 5 parallel bands; A wide elongated slit with rounded ends is cut into the upper edge of the antler and from that the interior of the antler has been hollowed out; Just below the rectangular opening on the exterior, a row of six contiguous triangles is lightly incised, and each triangle is marked with parallel hachure lines; Purses of this type were used by several California Indian groups for storing and carrying dentalium shell money.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.7, Width = 14.6, Thickness = 3.9

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0004   CAS 0429-0004; Comb
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Comb
Culture Chinese or Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country China or Japan
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1975
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell)
Description Hair comb fashioned from rectangular piece of tortoise shell that has been highly polished on both faces; 19 teeth averaging 5 cm in length are cut along lower edge, while upper edge is cut into decorative scalloped shape; Entire comb has been steamed and bent into concave shape.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 10.5, Thickness = 2.7, Length = 8.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0429-0007   CAS 0429-0007; Turtle shell ornament (oval)
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings
Object Name Turtle shell ornament (oval)
Culture unknown
Global Region East Asia
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.7, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 2.1
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