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Catalog Number |
CAS 0152-0001 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
Object Name | Waist band | |
Culture | Zulu | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Zambia or Zimbabwe | |
State/Prov./Dist. | ||
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Matabele Land | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Beads; Sinew | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 2.2, Max Diam = 29.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0018-0135 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
Object Name | Waist ornament | |
Culture | Kikuyu | |
Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
Country | Kenya | |
State/Prov./Dist. | ||
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1930 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Leather; Glass beads; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Metal chain | |
Description | Clothing accessory ornament worn around the waist by young women, consisting of triangular leather panel completely decorated on front by beadwork; Pattern consists of central row of overlapping circles in pink and red with row of cowrie shell beads down the center, all on multi-colored background (white, red, pink, black, white, and blue; Red and pink beads form a border around all three sides, with additional blue and white border along top; Short lengths of metal chain form fringe along bottom; Leather thong for attaching ornament to waist is threaded through pair of holes along top. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 17.7, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 20.5 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0513-0125 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
Object Name | Waistband | |
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 | 1977 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Ostrich egg shell beads; Leather; Native cordage; Bubunto tree seed beads | |
Description | Waistband made and worn by young girls and women under their skirts and intended to be seen only by their boyfriends or husbands; Waistband consists of string of round disc beads made from pieces of ostrich egg shell, all strung on leather thong and native cordage; Ends of strand are joined together at one end which also includes single bubunto tree seed bead; Short string of additional eggshell beads and another bubunto tree seed bead are over and knotted at opposite end of bead strand. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 2.1, Length = 43.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0008-0016 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Button | |
Culture | First Nation (Native American) | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | Canada | |
State/Prov./Dist. | ||
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | ||
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920-1940 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Ivory: walrus tusk | |
Description | Carved round ivory button with a 3-dimensional walrus head carved on one face; Eyes of walrus are inset with black baleen; Whiskers are lightly carved and stained black; Reverse side is decorated with incised circle and three partially drilled holes; Pair of drilled holes extend through button. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.2, Max Diam = 3.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1762A-D | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Buttons (4) | |
Culture | Euro-American? | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | Set of 4 round wooden buttons, biconvex in cross-section and probably rough-carved to shape on a lathe; Geometric design consisting of shield-like motif in center of each, encircled by band of feather-like motifs, carved in low relief on one face; Pair of small round holes is drilled in center; of each button. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 3.6 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0446 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Buttons (9) | |
Culture | Eskimo | |
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 | Ivory | |
Description | Nine oval buttons of different sizes, each with two holes drilled through center. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 3.6 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0409 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Comb / hair ornament | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Fiji | |
State/Prov./Dist. | ||
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Island: Oneata | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1924 | |
Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.5, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 41.6 |
Catalog Number | CAS 1984-0008-0010 | ![]() |
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 | Eastern New Guinea | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1928 | |
Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.7, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 15.0 |
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. | ||
County | ||
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 0478-0004 | ![]() |
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 | Southern Coast | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.7, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 26.9 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0481-0006 | ![]() |
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 | Milne Bay | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.8, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 18.5 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0435-0008 | ![]() |
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 | Sepik River region | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 15.2, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 29.5 |
Catalog Number | CAS 1984-0008-0006 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Comb / hair ornament | |
Culture | Melanesian | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Santa Cruz Islands | |
State/Prov./Dist. | ||
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Ovealu | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.9, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 38.3 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0032-0016 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Comb / hair ornament | |
Culture | Melanesian: New Britain | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Britain | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Island: Matupi | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1880s | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.0, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 18.8 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0009 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Comb / hair ornament | |
Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Sama | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Island: Espiritu Santo | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | Hair comb carved from single piece of wood; Overall shape is rectangular, with row of contiguous openwork triangles carved along top edge; 15 cylindrical teeth extend down from upper edge of comb, each tapered to a distal point; All teeth are of a relative uniform length except one at the end which is slightly shorter; All surfaces are sanded smooth and stained dark brown to black. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.3, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 12.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0007-0020 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Comb / hair ornament | |
Culture | Melanesian: Northern Massim | |
Global Region | Oceania | |
Country | Papua New Guinea | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Milne Bay Province: Massim District | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Trobriand Islands | |
Maker's Name | Unknown | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Wood | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.4, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 17.7 |
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 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0429-0039 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Netsuke (bamboo with two people inside) | |
Culture | Japanese (Chinese manufacture) | |
Global Region | East Asia | |
Country | China | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Hong Kong | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | City: Hong Kong | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Plastic or resin | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.4, Width = 2.4, Max Diam = 2.4 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0429-0052 | ![]() |
Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
Object Name | Netsuke (cat) | |
Culture | Japanese (Chinese manufacture) | |
Global Region | East Asia | |
Country | China | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Hong Kong | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | City: Hong Kong | |
Maker's Name | ||
Date of Manufacture | ||
Collection Name | N/A | |
Materials | Ivory; Ink | |
Description | ||
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.8, Width = 2.7, Length = 3.2 |
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