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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 mâché [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 mâché 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2007-0002-0002 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | East Indian | |
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | India | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Assam | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1995-2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Rattan; Varnish | |
| Description | Boat-shaped basketry hat with rounded crown and broad, flat brim that tapers to a point at the front and back; Hat is woven entirely in an unusual single rod coiling technique, in which the weft fibers are woven halfway around the piece; Where the wefts come together from the two halves, there is a false seam that extends across the hat’s crown and continues across the brim to both ends; Edge of brim is reinforced with a single heavy bamboo or reed rod that is lashed to the brim in several places | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.7, Width = 27.5, Length = 40.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2007-0002-0003 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Headband | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Pakistan or Afghanistan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Border of Pakistan and Afghanistan | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1995-2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Hand-woven wool cloth; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Commercial plastic and faux abalone (Haliotis sp.) buttons; Glass beads; Wool yarn | |
| Description | Headband consisting of a strip of coarse dark brown hand woven cloth whose edges are folded over and the ends stitched together to form a ring; Attached to it is a second strip that would hang down the wearer’s back; The headband portion is decorated with three rows of large white cowrie shells, sewn to the cloth with black yarn; Bottom edge of headband is stitched with red, yellow-green, and gray yarns in a herringbone pattern; Trailer portion of headband is also decorated with cowrie shells, white buttons and red glass beads, arranged to form four floral motifs, whose centers consist of a large and a small button and a single red glass bead, surrounded by petals of cowrie shells; Each flower is surrounded by additional small white buttons and red glass beads, and a single row of cowrie shells separates adjoining flowers; Warp ends of cloth used in trailer form long decorative fringe at the end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = ca. 15.0, Length = ca. 57.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2010-0006-0006 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Belt buckle | |
| Culture | Laguna Pueblo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Cibola | |
| Other Geographic Data | Laguna Pueblo | |
| Maker's Name | Franklin Carrillo | |
| Date of Manufacture | 2004 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Sterling silver; Turquoise; Shell: spiny oyster (Spondylus sp.); Lapis lazuli; Agate; Vericite; Sugilite; Jet; Chrysoprase | |
| Description | Rectangular fabricated sterling silver belt buckle that is concave in cross-section and designed with concave edge along top and bottom edges; Wide band extending horizontally across buckle is raised and divided into three panels, the central one having series of parallel cutout lines against a hollow background, while the end panels are inlaid with multiple stones of different types, colors, and shapes (3 rectangular stones on one panel and seven different sized stones on the other panel; “F. Carrillo Laguna 204†is hand etched on reverse of buckle. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.3, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 5.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2010-0006-0015 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Belt buckle | |
| Culture | Hopi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
| County | Navajo | |
| Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi | |
| Maker's Name | Tim Mowa | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 2010 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Sterling silver | |
| Description | Man’s rectangular sterling silver belt buckle with rounded ends, made in overlay technique; Cutout design on top silver layer includes pair of antelope with a sun face overhead and a rain cloud to the right; Along bottom of buckle is row of geometric symbols, including wave, terraced kiva steps (or cloud), pair of rectilinear spirals, and feather banner; Oxidized background of design is texturized with rows of very short stamped lines; Artist’s hallmark (inverted triangle which represents Sun’s mouth) is stamped on reverse of buckle, along with the word “Sterling.†| |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.6, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 5.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0004-0014 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Tongan, Samoan, or Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tonga, Samoa or Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Commercial cloth; Chicken feathers; Aniline dye | |
| Description | Belt made up of 8 large pompoms of dyed red chicken feathers, each made by aligning feathers in row, twining them together and then twisting the whole bundle so the twining is concealed in the center of the bundle; Three strips of commercial pale blue cloth are braided together to form a belt, and the feather bundles are spaced along the length of the belt; The fabric strips are tied in a knot at each end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 23.0, Thickness = ca. 9.8, Length = ca. 82.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0004-0015 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Tongan, Samoan, or Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tonga, Samoa or Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Coconut fiber; Commercial cloth | |
| Description | Belt made from pieces of coconut fiber which have been aligned and the outer edges wrapped in commercial black bias or twill tape; Additional pieces of coconut fiber have been cut into teardrop shapes and similarly edged in black bias or twill tape and then four of these shapes have been aligned and sewn together, and finally each group of four have been sewn to the belt so that they hang suspended from the belt; A white metal hook clasp is sewn on the reverse at one end of the belt and a corresponding eye hook is sewn on the front at the opposite end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 25.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = ca. 75.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0004-0026 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Purse | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Tongan, Samoan, or Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tonga, Samoa or Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber; Plastic | |
| Description | Purse in the shape of a fish, woven of pandanus fibers in a simple tapestry weave; Interior of purse is lined with pieces cut from a commercially woven plastic bag; Exterior is decorated with pieces of pandanus fiber that are cut and machine-sewn in rows to resemble fish scales; Single braided handle is incorporated into purse’s rim. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.0, Width = 36.0, Thickness = 6.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0039 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
| Object Name | Comb / hair ornament | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Wonip, Faichuk region, Tol Island, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Isikar | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Hair comb and/or ornament carved from a single piece of wood; Short cylindrical handle flares out to form rectangular comb that is flat on both faces and carved with seven elongated cylindrical teeth, all of which taper toward their distal ends; Just above the point where the teeth are conjoined, a decorative black band encircles the comb and is carved with negative “X†shapes; A rectangular block of wood was left during the carving near the base of the handle, possibly to serve as a kind of hand guard; The block of wood is painted black on its edges and scored with series of short parallel lines forming “X†designs; Pair of holes is also drilled through it (one hole flanking each side of the handle) and would have originally held a rooster feather for additional decoration when the comb was worn in the hair. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.7, Thickness = 2.1, Length = 27.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0062 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Hat | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Nema, Mortlocks region, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1966 | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Hibiscus fiber; Aniline dye; Cotton string | |
| Description | Finely woven hat with wide, flat brim, woven entirely of natural or aniline-dyed (purple) hibiscus fibers that have been split very finely; Weaving is done almost entirely in 2/2 herringbone weave, except for a few rows done in 3/3 weave; Design consists of 4 bands of purple and darker brown, each of which starts at the brim, crosses over the hat’s crown and then loops back again to the brim; A single length of cotton string is incorporated into the weave at the junction of the brim and crown, probably for structural support; Ends of string are left on the exterior. According to the donor, the fine weaving evidenced in this hat is typical of the Mortlocks region. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.2, Max Diam = 40.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0070 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Headband / shell lei | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Wonip, Faichuk region, Tol Island, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves; Shells; Wool yarn; Commercial thread | |
| Description | Headband comprising two parallel rows of ivory-colored shells secured with pandanus leaves on a double thick backing of stiff, commercial cordage that is laid side by side to form a wide band that is partially wrapped in commercial green and purple wool yarn; Purple and green yarn pompom is attached to front of headband with commercial white thread. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 4.0, Max Diam = ca. 23.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2013-0006-0071 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Headband / shell lei | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Wonip, Faichuk region, Tol Island, Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1964 | |
| Collection Name | Richmond Collection (Chuuk Islands) | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves; Raffia grass leaves, Shells; Wool yarn; Commercial thread | |
| Description | Headband comprising two parallel bands made of pandanus leaves that are wrapped in natural and dyed purple raffia grass leaves and decorated with a single row of small white conch-like shells that are secured with white thread; Purple and green wool yarn pompom is attached to front of headband with commercial white thread. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 4.0, Max Diam = ca. 23.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0049 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Penis sheath | |
| 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 | Plant fiber; Seeds; Feathers; Earth pigments | |
| Description | Penis sheath consisting of a long hollow gourd covered on exterior with a woven string netting that is painted black with white zigzag stripes and further embellished with bundles of several short strings of seeds and shells; Near top of sheath is a face woven of same string or cordage as the sheath and decorated with cowrie shell eyes and feathers. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 9.4, Length = ca. 52.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0051 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Purse | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1990s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone: cassowary; Paint | |
| Description | Long bone of cassowary bird that has been split longitudinally, leaving the proximal end intact; Broken edges have been ground smooth and the proximal end of the bone has been painted red; Small pocket formed by interior of bone near proximal end is used by men as a purse for carrying money or other valuables, and then entire bone purse is inserted into one’s belt or loincloth. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.6, Depth = 3.6, Length = 29.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0061 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
| Object Name | Comb / hair ornament | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1990s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Lime; Stain | |
| Description | Hair comb made from a wide piece of bamboo cut from the side of a whole cane; Distal end has been cut with parallel longitudinal cuts to form 16 very long teeth; Dorsal side of comb on proximal end (above the teeth) is very shallowly carved with various geometric designs whose outlines are rubbed with white lime and their interior negative spaces are lightly stained black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.0, Depth = 1.8, Length = 23.8 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2014-0001-0062 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
| Object Name | Comb / hair ornament | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1990s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bamboo; Stain | |
| Description | Hair comb made from a wide piece of bamboo cut from the side of a whole cane; Distal end has been cut with parallel longitudinal cuts to form 7 very long teeth; Dorsal side of comb on proximal end (above the teeth) is very shallowly carved with 4 columns of contiguous triangles, leaving the original surface in the form of two parallel columns of diamonds, which each contain a smaller, shallowly carved diamond outline; All carved away areas are stained black to dark brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.9, Depth = 1.1, Length = 36.4 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2016-0005-0008A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Purse with wallet | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kosrae | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Eastern Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1986 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber; Commercial twine | |
| Description | A: Purse; B: Wallet; Purse with wallet, both woven of plant fibers; The purse is woven into a pouch with a fold-over top and has “KOSRAE†woven into the design on the front; The wallet folds into thirds; Both pieces have woven button clasps which secure via loop | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=29.8; B=11.0, Thickness = A=3.7; B=3.2, Length = A=39.8; B=22.9 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2016-0005-0013 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Headband / shell lei | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970-80 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber: Pandanus leaves; Raffia grass leaves, Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Commercial wool yarn; Commercial thread | |
| Description | Headband / shell lei composed of a woven plant fiber ring to which cowrie shells are attached by the short ends so that they protrude on the exterior of the ring. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 18.0, Thickness = ca. 1.0, Length = ca. 23.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2016-0005-0018 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Handbag | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1986 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber; Shell (univalve); Commercial cloth; Commercial thread | |
| Description | Boxy rectangular handbag composed of woven plant fiber with a fold-over lid and handle of two woven straps, each attached at both ends to a shorter side of the bag and looped together in the middle; Lid secures with a string which which loops over a shell clasp; Interior is lined with commercial cloth printed with pink and blue flowers on a pink background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.4, Width = 16.5, Length = 22.1 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2016-0005-0019 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Handbag | |
| Culture | Micronesian: Chuukese | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chuuk (Truk) | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1986 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell) | |
| Description | Boxy rectangular handbag composed of woven plant fiber with a hinged lid and handle of two woven straps, each attached at both ends to a longer side of the bag; Lid is secured with nothing save its own weight; All six sides of the bag have a rectangular section of turtle shell in the center surrounded by rows of cowrie shells; The longer sides of the bag have cowrie shells above and on both sides of the turtle shell; The shorter sides of the bag have cowrie shells above the turtle shell; The bottom side of the bag has cowrie shells on the two shorter sides; The top of the bag has a row of cowrie shells on all four sides of the turtle shell, with a double row on the shorter side. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.4, Width = 16.5, Length = 19.7 |
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