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Catalog Number

CAS 0005-0720   CAS 0005-0720; Labret (?)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan)
Materials Bone; Ivory
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 3.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0027-0028   CAS 0027-0028; Labret (?)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Labret (?)
Culture Native Alaskan
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Alaska
County unknown
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ivory
Description Lozenge-shaped piece of ivory, carved to shape, with both ends tapering to points and convex groove around all sides; 3 small drilled holes are aligned on one face.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 0.9, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 3.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0543-0005   CAS 0543-0005; Leg band
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg band
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; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.2, Max Diam = 11.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0011-0038   CAS 0011-0038; Leg band rattle
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg band rattle
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seeds; String
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 5.0, Width = ca. 5.5, Length = ca. 73.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0011-0039   CAS 0011-0039; Leg band rattle
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg band rattle
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seeds; String
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 4.5, Width = ca. 4.0, Length = ca. 82.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0011-0040   CAS 0011-0040; Leg band rattle
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg band rattle
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seeds; String
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 5.0, Width = ca. 4.0, Length = ca. 88.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0011-0041   CAS 0011-0041; Leg band rattle
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg band rattle
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seeds; String
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 7.0, Width = ca. 6.0, Length = ca. 87.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0011-0042   CAS 0011-0042; Leg band rattle
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg band rattle
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seeds; String
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 6.5, Width = ca. 5.0, Length = ca. 61.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0011-0043   CAS 0011-0043; Leg band rattle
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg band rattle
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seeds; String
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 7.0, Width = ca. 6.5, Length = ca. 86.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0011-0044   CAS 0011-0044; Leg band rattle
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg band rattle
Culture Aguaruna Jivaro
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Amazonas
County
Other Geographic Data Pongo de Manseriche (at Amazon River headwaters)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930
Collection Name N/A
Materials Seeds; Shells; String
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 18.5, Width = ca. 7.0, Length = ca. 25.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0471-0078   CAS 0471-0078; Leg bells
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg bells
Culture Kikuyu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Iron; String; Rubber
Description Leg bells; Smelted iron pounded and shaped into bell; Rubber cut and curled then sewn into a band; Six bells side-by-side on one side of the band, hanging from the bottom; These bells were worn by [male] elders for dancing as well as walking.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 1.2, Max Diam = 9.4

Catalog Number

CAS 0471-0079   CAS 0471-0079; Leg bells
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg bells
Culture Kikuyu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Kenya
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Metal: Iron; String; Rubber
Description Leg bells; Smelted iron pounded and shaped into bell; Rubber cut and curled then sewn into a band; Six bells side-by-side on one side of the band, hanging from the bottom; These bells were worn by [male] elders for dancing as well as walking.
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 1.0, Max Diam = 9.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0540-0124   CAS 0540-0124; Leg ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg ornament
Culture Zulu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country South Africa
State/Prov./Dist. Natal Province, Nqutu District
County
Other Geographic Data Kwazulu, Mkonjane area, 29 km from Blood River, 5 km from road, Sibiya Kraal
Maker's Name Umhlabanene Sibiya
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Ox tail
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.2, Length = ca. 83.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0540-0034   CAS 0540-0034; Leg ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg ornament
Culture Zulu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country South Africa
State/Prov./Dist. Natal Province, Nqutu District
County
Other Geographic Data Kwazulu, Ntsekwini area, Xulu Kraal, 4 km southeast of Nqutu, 8 km from road
Maker's Name Vungazile Xulu
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Cotton; Plastic
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 51.7

Catalog Number

CAS 0540-0035   CAS 0540-0035; Leg ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg ornament
Culture Zulu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country South Africa
State/Prov./Dist. Natal Province, Nqutu District
County
Other Geographic Data Kwazulu, Ntsekwini area, Xulu Kraal, 4 km southeast of Nqutu, 8 km from road
Maker's Name Vungazile Xulu
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Cotton; Plastic
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.5, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 51.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0458-0448   CAS 0458-0448; Leg ornament / rattle
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg ornament / rattle
Culture Polynesian: Hawaiian
Global Region Oceania
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Hawaii
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Ostheimer Collection (Hawaiian)
Materials Dog teeth; Cordage
Description Trapezoidal shaped wrap-around leg rattle composed of 17 rows of dogs' teeth, each tooth perforated and fastened to a foundation of woven cordage; The longest row includes 55 teeth (as of 04 January 1996; possibly had more originally) and it is estimated that entire rattle has over 800 teeth; Such leg rattles were worn by dancers.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 40.0, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 21.5

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0008-0016A,B   CAS 2000-0008-0016A,B; Leg rattles (2)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg rattles (2)
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist. Tongoa
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Lumbukuti
Maker's Name Willy Dick (b. 1981)
Date of Manufacture 2000
Collection Name N/A
Materials Native and plastic cordage; Seed pods
Description Pair of leg rattles worn around dancer's ankles, each consisting of length of braided cordage with approx. 30 to 35 large brown hollow seed pods tied in the center to act as the rattles.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 9.0, Thickness = ca. 3.0, Length = ca. 210.0

Catalog Number

CAS 2000-0008-0017A,B   CAS 2000-0008-0017A,B; Leg rattles (2)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Leg rattles (2)
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist. Tongoa
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Lumbukuti
Maker's Name Willy Dick (b. 1981)
Date of Manufacture 2000
Collection Name N/A
Materials Native and plastic cordage; Seed pods
Description Pair of leg rattles worn around dancer's ankles, each consisting of length of braided cordage with approx. 30 to 35 large brown hollow seed pods tied in the center to act as the rattles.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 7.0, Thickness = ca. 2.5, Length = ca. 120.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0540-0030   CAS 0540-0030; Loin covering
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Loin covering
Culture Zulu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country South Africa
State/Prov./Dist. Natal Province, Nqutu District
County
Other Geographic Data Kwazulu, Ntsekwini area, Xulu Kraal, 4 km southeast of Nqutu, 8 km from road
Maker's Name Jikeni Xulu
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Cotton; Plastic; Metal
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 33.2, Max Diam = 27.8

Catalog Number

CAS 0540-0104   CAS 0540-0104; Loin covering
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Loin covering
Culture Zulu
Global Region Sub-Saharan Africa
Country South Africa
State/Prov./Dist. Natal Province, Nqutu District
County
Other Geographic Data Kwazulu, Ntsekwini area, Xulu Kraal, 4 km southeast of Nqutu, 8 km from road
Maker's Name Jikeni Xulu
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plastic; Glass; Cotton
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 22.5, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 17.0
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