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CAS 1993-0011-0001A,B   CAS 1993-0011-0001A,B; Turban
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles
Object Name Turban
Culture Phami Akha
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Thailand
State/Prov./Dist. Chaing Rai
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bamboo; Cotton fabric; Indigo; Metal: Silver; Chicken feathers
Description A: Turban consisting of bamboo frame wrapped in hand woven, indigo-dyed cotton strips; End of cotton strip is decorated with three handmade, domed silver buttons; B: Tuft of chicken feathers still attached to tissue and dyed red, to be inserted into front of turban.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 10.0, Max Diam = ca. 30.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0005-0004   CAS 1994-0005-0004; 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
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Palm fiber; Bamboo; Thread; Commercial cloth
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 17.5, Max Diam = 52.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0005-0006   CAS 1994-0005-0006; 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 Palm fiber; Thread; Bamboo; Rawhide
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.1, Max Diam = 40.2

Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0009-0051   CAS 1994-0009-0051; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Belt
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 Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 12.2, Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 18.5 (coiled)

Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0010-0006   CAS 1994-0010-0006; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Oregon
County Modoc, CA, Klamath, OR
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s-1930s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves
Description Round woman’s hat with flat base and slightly rounded sides; Woven in 2-strand twining; Circular design of staggered blocks is in half-twist overlay, with the wefts floating on interior; Designs on sides are in wrapped twining and include 2 bands of stacked, paired parallelograms repeated 4 times, framed above and below by checkerboard bands.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 11.8, Max Diam = 15.8

Catalog Number

CAS 1994-0010-0007   CAS 1994-0010-0007; Basket or hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Basket or hat
Culture Klamath
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California, Oregon
County Modoc, CA, Klamath, OR
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s-1930s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tule or bulrush (Scirpus acutus) stems; Cattail (Typha latifolia) leaves
Description Round basket or woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides rising vertically to rim; Woven in 2-strand twining with single row of 3-strand twining at outer edge of base; Designs are in full-twist overall and include 2 parallel zigzag bands of stacked parallelograms, framed above by band of alternating brown and natural wefts and below by 4 truncated triangles connected by narrow line.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0, Max Diam = 15.8

Catalog Number CAS 1995-0008-0001   CAS 1995-0008-0001; Hair pin
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hair pin
Culture Canadian Eskimo
Global Region North America
Country Canada
State/Prov./Dist. British Columbia
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Long, two-tined hair pin carved from single cylindrical piece of ivory; Polished very smooth on all faces.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 11.1

Catalog Number

CAS 1996-0001-0003   CAS 1996-0001-0003; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Banguet Igorot
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist. Luzon
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Baguio
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber; Bamboo; Teeth (dog)
Description Man's twined hat with bands of red bamboo around sides and two pair of dog's teeth on the sides.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 6.3, Max Diam = 15.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1996-0002-0003   CAS 1996-0002-0003; Hat
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Hat
Culture Klamath River
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Humboldt, Del Norte, Siskiyou
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
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 Woman's hat with flat base and rounded sides; Woven primarily in 2-strand twining with 3-strand twining on base and just below rim; Designs are in half-twist overlay and consist of circle with 4 radiating hooks on base, band of 4 radiating hooked units on base, 6 triangular motifs (quail top knot pattern) around sides, and 3 terraced parallelograms around rim.
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 8.5, Max Diam = ca. 18.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1996-0005-0001   CAS 1996-0005-0001; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles
Object Name Belt
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist. Tafea
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Tanna; Nakamal (Village) of Lenapoas
Maker's Name Iarpitang Bosen
Date of Manufacture 1995
Collection Name N/A
Materials Bark
Description Man's belt made from strips of beaten bark, similar to tapa cloth; Inner face is painted plain black; Outer face is painted with two rows of opposing black diamonds; Worn only by man in a village who is called Iremera, "Master of the Heavens" or "Turtle Cooker."
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.8, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 148.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1996-0005-0006A-C   CAS 1996-0005-0006A-C; Hair ornaments (2) with storage container
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hair ornaments (2) with storage container
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Tanna; Nakamal (Village) of Lenapoas
Maker's Name Marraia Elan
Date of Manufacture 1995
Collection Name N/A
Materials Coconut leaf stem; Feathers; Bamboo
Description A: Hair ornament made of natural (brown/white) and dyed (pink and purple) feathers wrapped around single coconut leaf stem (stripped of its leaves); Worn by both men and women during dances; B: Hair ornament made of natural (black) and dyed (pink, turquoise, and purple) feathers wrapped around paired coconut leaf stems (stripped of leaves); Worn by both men and women during dances; C: Length of bamboo pole, from which both ends have been cut off but otherwise unmodified; Used for storing hair ornaments (A,B) when they are not being used.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.0, Length = A=53.5; B=46.5; C=43.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1996-0005-0007A,B   CAS 1996-0005-0007A,B; Hair ornament with storage container
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Hair ornament with storage container
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Tanna; Nakamal (Village) of Lenapoas
Maker's Name Nam Kuna
Date of Manufacture 1995
Collection Name N/A
Materials Coconut leaf stems; Feathers; Bamboo
Description A: Hair ornament made of natural (black) and dyed (pink, turquoise, and purple) feathers wrapped around bundle of coconut leaf stems (stripped of leaves); Worn by both men and women during dances; B: Length of bamboo pole, from which both ends have been cut off but otherwise unmodified; Used for storing hair ornament (A) when it is not being used.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.5, Length = A=47.0; B=42.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0002-0006   CAS 1998-0002-0006; Headband / shell lei
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headband / shell lei
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Society Islands
State/Prov./Dist. Tahiti
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1925
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shells; Cotton string; Commercial cordage
Description Circular head band consisting of small cone-shaped brown and white shells which are strung together on white string into small circlets of 6 shells each; The individual circlets are then strung onto length of thick commercial cordage whose ends are tied together, forming a continuous band.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.5, Max Diam = 23.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0002-0007   CAS 1998-0002-0007; Necklace
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Necklace
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Society Islands
State/Prov./Dist. Tahiti (?)
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1925
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shells; Cotton string
Description String of white cone-shaped shells and yellow or orange snail-like shells, arranged in alternate groupings for possible use as headband.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 424.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0002-0016   CAS 1998-0002-0016; Purse
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Purse
Culture Polynesian: Tahitian
Global Region Oceania
Country Society Islands
State/Prov./Dist. Tahiti
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1925
Collection Name N/A
Materials Pandanus fiber; Aniline dyes; Metal
Description Rectangular purse of narrow pandanus fiber strips that are woven in simple (over one, under one) plaiting technique; Bottom and side edges of purse form their own selvages; Reverse side of purse extends up and folds over front to form triangular flap; Front and back of purse are decorated with parallelograms woven of dyed (red and gray) pandanus strips that are woven in overlay technique; Braided pandanus fiber strap is woven into upper corners of purse; Small metal snap is sewn to underside of front flap.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 26.5, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 19.7

Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0002-0017   CAS 1998-0002-0017; Purse
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Purse
Culture Polynesian: Tahitian
Global Region Oceania
Country Society Islands
State/Prov./Dist. Tahiti
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1925
Collection Name N/A
Materials Pandanus fiber; Aniline dyes; Thread
Description Rectangular purse of pandanus fiber strips that are woven in simple (over one, under one) plaiting technique; Lower portion is woven of narrow strips and upper 5 cm are woven of medium width strips; Side edges of purse form their own selvages, while bottom edge is machine sewn together with thread; Front and back of purse are decorated with band of pink and green parallelograms and narrow pink zigzag band, woven in overlay technique; Braided pandanus fiber strap is sewn with thread inside upper corners of purse.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 23.0, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 20.0

Catalog Number CAS 1998-0002-0018   CAS 1998-0002-0018; Purse
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Purse
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Society Islands
State/Prov./Dist. Tahiti
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1925
Collection Name N/A
Materials Pandanus fiber; Thread; Aniline dyes
Description Rectangular purse with triangular bottom edge, woven in medium-width pandanus strips in simple plaiting (over one, under one) technique; Reverse side of purse is folded over front to form triangular flap; Lower border on flap and lower borders on front and back are decorated with bands of dyed (red) pandanus fibers woven in overlay technique; Front and back are also decorated with 3 red V-shaped motifs; Braided pandanus fiber carrying strap is sewn into each upper corner of purse with thread.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 18.3, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 21.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0012-0002   CAS 1998-0012-0002; Headband / shell lei
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headband / shell lei
Culture Micronesian: Marshallese
Global Region Oceania
Country Marshall Islands
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae); Seeds; Monofilament line
Description Head band made entirely of white cowrie shells and small gray onion-shaped seeds, strung in an intricate pattern on monofilament.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.2, Max Diam = 21.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0013-0001   CAS 1998-0013-0001; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber; Nassa shells
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.3, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 26.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0013-0007   CAS 1998-0013-0007; Armband
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Armband
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.0, Max Diam = 8.5
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