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CAS 0513-0103 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headband | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970-1978 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Glass beads; Giraffe tail hairs; Wire; Bone | |
| Description | Headband made and worn by both married and unmarried women; Band is made of 8 circular strings of glass beads strung on hairs from giraffe tail; Each string is a single color (red, yellow, or green) except for one (which is half red and half alternating black and white) and in three areas where the strands are twined together with additional giraffe hairs to keep the strands evenly spaced; At the back of the band, the end each strand is fastened to a short length of bone; At the front, 4 flat disc beads are strong on length of wire which is wrapped around band. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.6, Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = ca. 17.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0106 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headband | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1975 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plastic beads; Giraffe tail hair; Bone (?) buttons | |
| Description | Headband made by women and girls older than 15 and worn by both unmarried and married women; Band consists of 13 strands of plastic beads strung on giraffe tail hairs; Each strand is a single color (orange, blue, white, red, or green) except one which alternates blue and white; Each strand passes through 4 rectangular bone (?) spacer bars; Front spacer bar is also decorated with beads and pair of large flat buttons. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.0, Max Diam = 16.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0052 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Pakistan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wool; Cowrie shells; Commercial buttons; Plastic beads; Cotton thread | |
| Description | Traditional women’s headdress, or shushut, from Northwest Pakistan; Long headdress woven primarily of thick brown wool; Top half is covered entirely with cowry shells, with some small beads woven in between and a large red pom-pom at the top center; Bottom is decorated with buttons and beads of various sizes and colors, surrounding four cowry shell “flowers†with button centers; Bottom is bordered by fine line embroidery in green and blue, below which the wool of the warp extends as long fringe. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 22.0, Thickness = 3.3, Length = 79.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0053 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Pakistan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wool; Glass and plastic beads; Commercial buttons; Cowrie shells; Metal; Cotton thread | |
| Description | Traditional women’s headdress, or shushut, from Northwest Pakistan; Long headdress woven primarily of thick brown wool; The top band of the headdress sits around the head, allowing the long decorative panel to hang from the back of the head; The top band is decorated all around with cowry shells, metallic chain, and small beads, with a top border of beading in a floral pattern; The long panel that extends from the band is decorated primarily with small orange, yellow and red beads in chevron patterns; Panel is also embellished with cowry shell “flowersâ€, small white buttons, and metal bells; At the bottom the wool of the warp extends as long fringe. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 21.5, Thickness = 2.9, Length = 55.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0493-0121 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Kalacha | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: aluminum; Leather; Glass beads | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 13.2, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 97.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0493-0122 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | Gabra | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Gabraland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | North Horr | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | Torry Collection (Gabra) | |
| Materials | Metal: aluminum; Leather; Glass | |
| Description | Headdress consisting of pair of leather cords that are woven together to form single strand; End of single strand is turned back on itself and secured to form a loop at the end; Entire strand is worn around wearer’s forehead, with four short strands of red and yellow beads hanging pendant from the center, below two horizontal strands of small red beads and two commercial mother-of-pearl buttons; Areas that cover wearer’s temples are spiral wrapped with narrow flattened strip of aluminum; Separate plied leather cord is looped through loops at ends of forehead strand and hangs down wearer’s back; Part of this strand is wrapped with aluminum as single strand, then the two strands divide to form separate long pendant strands, both of which also incorporate a wooden stick and are fully wrapped with additional aluminum; One of the strands terminates in a single red and a single yellow plastic bead and a flat aluminum disk, stamped on one face with a cross pattern; Other strand terminates in a flat steel (?) disk that is undecorated; According to original field notes, metal jewelry worn by the Gabra is actually made by Konso metalsmiths; This type of headdress is worn by women. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 17.0, Length = ca. 42.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0048-0033 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| 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 | Tanned deerskin; Red-shafted flicker (Colaptes auratus cafer) feathers; Turkey (?) feathers; Sinew; Pigments | |
| Description | Dance headdress made from buckskin strip sewn into cap-like shape with long, trailing flap, fringed along sides and bottom; Crown of cap is decorated with bundle of trimmed black and white feathers and red-shafted flicker feathers looped through cotton string loops and secured with sinew; White feathers also tied to bottom of back flap; Flap is painted with red geometric designs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 25.0, Length = 77.5 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1991-0004-0001A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | Loimi Akha | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Thailand | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chaing Rai | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Dag Akha | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s to 1980s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Metal: Silver; Glass beads; Cotton; Wood; Chicken feathers; Horsehair; Indigo dyes | |
| Description | Woman’s headdress consisting of flat, triangular back piece of silver sheeting over wooden frame, attached to actual headpiece fashioned from indigo-dyed cotton covered with silver beads and Indian rupee coins; Multiple strands of glass beads and dyed chicken feathers and 3 silver semicircular discs hang from sides and neck. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 72.0, Width = 28.3, Length = 22.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0543-0006 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| 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 = 8.5, Thickness = 1.1, Length = ca. 42.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1991-0004-0013 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | Phami Akha | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Thailand | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Chaing Rai | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Dag Akha | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Metal: Silver; Glass beads; Chicken feathers; Indigo and other dyes | |
| Description | Woman's headdress, top and back are of hand woven, indigo-dyed cotton fabric, covered with silver beads; Side panels are covered in red glass beads and silver Indian rupees; Multiple strands of glass beads and red chicken feathers hang from back, sides, and neck. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 67.0, Width = 29.8, Length = 19.2 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0457-0009 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress | |
| Culture | Yurok, Hupa | |
| 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 | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wild iris (Iris sp.) cordage; Tanned deerskin; Bluebird feathers; Sinew; Pigments | |
| Description | Close-crocheted head net consisting of flat, rectangular panel attached to deerskin strip at top and painted with columns of red and blue triangles; Warp fibers are knotted at bottom and extend as fringes, each looped through a feather shaft; This piece of regalia is worn trailing down a dancer's back during the White Deerskin dance. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.5, Length = 79.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0540-0119A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Headdress and beaded 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 | Ntombizaphi Xulu | |
| Date of Manufacture | December 1978 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Grass; Hair; Polish; Cotton; Glass; Twine | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = A=11.5, Max Diam = A=38.1, Length = B=72.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0003-0001 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Loin covering | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Samburu | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Beads; Leather; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 54.5, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 25.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0540-0122 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| 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 | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Calf skin; Leopard or genet; Cotton | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 59.8, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 52.0 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0540-0123 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| 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 | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Leather; Genet (Viverridae) skin, possibly; Commercial carpet | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 31.5, Thickness = ca. 6.5, Length = 51.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1998-0002-0007 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1998-0013-0001 |  |
| 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 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1986-0008-0001 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Ornament | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Madang Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Madang Market | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae); Seed | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.6, Max Diam = 31.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0061 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| 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 | Bark; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 13.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 18.0 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0055 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| 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 | Dog teeth; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.8, Thickness = 3.3, Length = ca. 26.5 | |
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