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CAS 0540-0105   CAS 0540-0105; 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, Mkonjane area, 29 km from Blood River, 5 km from road, Sibiya Kraal
Maker's Name Velipe Sibiya
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Cotton
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 13.5, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 11.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0540-0106   CAS 0540-0106; 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 Hlanganisile Xulu
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Cotton
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 19.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 15.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0540-0107   CAS 0540-0107; 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, Mbewunye area, Nqutu, Nondweni Road, Buthelezi Kraal, 7 km from Nqutu, 1/2 km from road
Maker's Name Nkosingehlele Buthelezi
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Cotton
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 38.0, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 20.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0540-0108   CAS 0540-0108; 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 Vungazile Xulu
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Cotton
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 70.5, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 14.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0540-0109   CAS 0540-0109; 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 Ngenwayini Xulu
Date of Manufacture ca. 1978
Collection Name N/A
Materials Glass; Cotton
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 86.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 19.5

Catalog Number CAS 0477-0027   CAS 0477-0027; Loincloth
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Loincloth
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hibiscus fiber; Coconut fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.3, Thickness = 2.7, Length = 180.0

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 2017-0005-0012   CAS 2017-0005-0012; Necklace
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Necklace
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1974
Collection Name N/A
Materials Tooth: boar; Commercial string
Description Necklace consisting of a single boar’s tooth pendant with a hole drilled through the proximal end, suspended on thick brown commercial string.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.5, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 9.2

Catalog Number CAS 2017-0005-0013   CAS 2017-0005-0013; Necklace
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Necklace
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1974
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber; Plastic string; Dye
Description Necklace composed of plant fibers split into fringe and attached to red plastic stringing; Fibers are dyed red, gold, and blue, forming wide, alternating bands of each color.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 0.8, Thickness = 0.3, Length = ca. 43.0

Catalog Number CAS 2017-0005-0014   CAS 2017-0005-0014; Necklace
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Necklace
Culture Micronesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist. Yap
County
Other Geographic Data Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. 1974
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber; Plastic string; Dye
Description Necklace composed of plant fibers split into fringe and attached to green plastic stringing; Fibers are dyed bright colors, forming a thin green band along the edge near the string, flanked by a thick yellow band, with a thin red line at the edge of the fringe.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 9.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = ca. 40.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0423-0036   CAS 0423-0036; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Irian Jaya
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shell: Gold-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); Wood; Plant fiber; Pig fat; Pigment
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 2.5, Max Diam = 25.2

Catalog Number

CAS 0423-0033   CAS 0423-0033; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Western Highlands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shell: Gold-lipped pearl oyster (Pinctada maxima); Native cordage; Cotton string
Description Crescent-shaped pectoral pendant that has been cut to shape from a larger shell; Cut edges have all been ground smooth; Holes for suspending pendant from string have been biconically drilled at each upper point of the pendant and a single line of small dots (double row near one end) has been very shallowly incised or punched along upper edge of pendant on outer surface, continuing several cm along the outer edge on one end; Small bit of cotton string and native cordage are plied together and looped through one of the suspension holes.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 14.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 10.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0494-0001   CAS 0494-0001; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Mendi area
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shell; Plant fiber; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 14.5, Length = 21.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0494-0002   CAS 0494-0002; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Ole
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Shell; Plant fiber; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 6.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 19.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0494-0003   CAS 0494-0003; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Ole
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Boar tusk; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 10.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0435-0015   CAS 0435-0015; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Sepik River region
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Boar tusk; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 9.8, Thickness = 3.9, Length = 18.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1998-0013-0039   CAS 1998-0013-0039; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
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 Boar tusks; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 11.3, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 8.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0056   CAS 1984-0008-0056; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Samarai (?)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Ovula snail shell; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 18.2, Depth = 4.3, Length = 35.3

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0227   CAS 1984-0008-0227; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
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 Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Cassowary feathers; Bark fiber; Woven fabric; Cordage
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 30.0, Thickness = 8.9, Length = ca. 12.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0405   CAS 1984-0008-0405; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Solomon Islands or Santa Cruz Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 0.9, Length = 19.5
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