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| Catalog Number | CAS 2019-0004-0040 | |
| Category | Basketry; Carvings | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | South-Central Asia | |
| Country | Bhutan | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber; Wood | |
| Description | Elliptical basket with rounded sides and in-curved rim, woven entirely in single rod coiling technique, using closely spaced narrow weft fibers; Basket sits on a carved wooden pedestal; Basket starts in the holes cut into the edges of the top of the pedestal; Lid is slightly rounded in cross-section, and has short lip on interior that fits inside mouth of basket; Lid is attached to basket by a basketry chain and is decorated with a carved wooden bird with both head and tail arching upward. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 16.3, Max Diam = 11.6 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2019-0004-0056A,B |  |
| Category | Basketry; Carvings | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | ||
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Myanmar (Burma) | |
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| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber; Wood; Shell: Abalone (Haliotis sp.) | |
| Description | Woven basketry container with removable lid; Top of lid is decorated with a wooden frog squatting on an oval platform, which is woven into the top of the lid; Frog and platform are black, and platform is decorated with a ring of small triangular abalone inlays. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 9.4, Width = 11.6, Length = 15.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0227-1009 |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Carvings; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bead | |
| Culture | Maya | |
| Global Region | Mexico & Central America | |
| Country | Guatemala | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Huehuetenango | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Site: Pichikil [Pichiquil] | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Elgueta Collection (Mayan) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Stone bead with two central indented ridges around circumference; Strung together with CAS 0227-1008 and 1010; Off-white. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.2, Length = 1.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0270-0004 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Amulet | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | Kofun Period: 250-538 CE | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Stone: steatite | |
| Description | Large amulet, often called a comma-shaped bead, carved from a single piece of stone; Crescent-shaped bead is a solid cylinder in cross-section, with both ends rounded; 12 raised nodules are arranged in two rows of six nodules each along each lateral side; On the dorsal side are two elongated protrusions and along the ventral side is a single elongated protrusion; A single biconically drilled perforation is located near one end; Beads of this type may have been worn around the waist by means of a heavy cord; Many examples have been found in ritual sites, primarily in the Kantô, Kinai, and Kyûshû regions. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.3, Thickness = 3.5, Length = 12.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1985-0008-0001 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Amulet | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Fais or Lamotrek Atoll, Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Shell; Plant fiber; Stingray spine | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 7.5, Thickness = 6.0, Length = 42.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0216 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Amulet / effigy (whale fluke and/or phallus) | |
| Culture | Native Alaskan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Stone: flint | |
| Description | Bifacially flaked Y-shaped amulet possibly representing a stylized whale fluke and/or phallus; Lateral edges near distal end of longest arm each have small U-shaped notch. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.4, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 4.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0799 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Amulet / effigy (whale fluke) | |
| Culture | Native Alaskan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Lignite coal (?) | |
| Description | Effigy carved in the shape of a whale tail. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.0, Thickness = 4.1, Length = 8.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0285 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Amulet / effigy (whale) | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Bifacially flaked amulet in the shape of a whale with short lateral fins and a short, squared off fluke. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 5.1 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0435-0007 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ancestor figure | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Sepik River region | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Pigment | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.6, Depth = ca. 4.0, Length = 48.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0435-0013 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ancestor figure | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Village: Sagasik | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Bone; Pigment | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.5, Depth = 11.5, Length = 54.0 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1994-0009-0010 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ancestral board | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Purari Delta region | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Pigments | |
| Description | Elongated ovoid shaped board that is convex in cross-section; Front surface is carved in low relief with highly stylized human or animal figure whose body's parts are suggested by geometric lines and shapes that are painted white and outlined in black, all on a rust orange background; Edges of board and upper end of board are painted black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 153.0, Width = 32.0, Thickness = 4.4 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0432-0001 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ancestral figure (man) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Village: Kamanibit; Sepik River | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Cassowary feathers; Boar tusks; Pigments; Cordage | |
| Description | 3-dimensional carved human ancestral figure elongated head, bulging eyes, pronounced median ridge extending from top and terminating in long nose with boar tusks protruding from nostrils; Tongue protruding from mouth terminates in a small human head; Arms are draped at sides, with right hand grasping exaggerated phallus; Decorated with cassowary and other feathers and painted in black, white, and red; Wears cordage bracelets and belt. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 166.0, Max Diam = 36.1 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0276 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ashtray | |
| Culture | unidentified Native American (Southwest Indian?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Southwest US ? | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Stone: catlinite (aka pipestone) | |
| Description | Small ashtray carved from single piece of red stone in the form of a turtle; Round shell of turtle forms the bowl of the ashtray, supported on four short extended feet and tail; Turtle's head projects outward from front edge of shell; Deep grooves are carved into surfaces of each of the turtle's feet and mouth; Eyes and geometric design around perimeter of turtle's "shell" are very lightly incised; Shallow U-shaped groove for resting cigarette is carved along edge of ashtray’s bowl by tail. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.3, Width = 9.3, Length = 12.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0861A,B |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Bentwood box with lid | |
| Culture | Haida (?) | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northwest Coast | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) wood; Paint; Shells | |
| Description | Tall, rectangular box whose sides are made from a single panel that has been vertically scored at three interior corners and steamed and bent into shape; Only seam at fourth corner is held in place with wooden pegs; Single-piece base also held in place with wooden pegs; Image of bear (?) is painted in formline technique on front and back in black and red; 2 empty formline eyes are painted on ends in black; Matching one piece lid (including lip) is undecorated except for 6 rows of 3 cowrie shells each on front and back edges. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 62.5, Width = 47.2, Depth = 41.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0296 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Bone carving (caribou head) | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Bone | |
| Description | Caribou head carved in one end of long bone fragment, vertical hole drilled through bone just behind the head; Long bone fragment tapers towards opposite end; Bone is very weathered. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.8, Width = 1.6, Length = 16.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0027-0038 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Haida | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Queen Charlotte Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Mountain sheep horn | |
| Description | Rectangular bowl with flat base and flaring sides, with the ends extending above rim, fashioned from a piece of mountain goat horn that has been steamed and shaped; Interior is decorated with simple incised lines (zigzags along ends, pendant dots along sides); Exterior is stained brown and then shallowly incised with design of bear face and eagle (?) on each end and indeterminate animal face along each side. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 11.1, Width = 15.8, Length = 25.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0456 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Bowl | |
| Culture | Haida | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Argillite | |
| Description | Shallow bowl with flat base and flaring sides, with 2 bear images carved in high relief on the sides, with their front paws and heads extending over the rim; Image of orca (?) is shallowly incised in interior of bowl; Small hole is drilled through center. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.6, Max Diam = 28.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0005-0374 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Box fragment | |
| Culture | Native Alaskan | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
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| Collection Name | Liebes Collection (Native Alaskan) | |
| Materials | Ivory | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.9, Thickness = 2.7, Length = 8.5 | |
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CAS 0574-0017A,B |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Box with lid | |
| Culture | Bakuba | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Congo (Zaire) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Kasai Province | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Near Bulape | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Paint; Stain | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 1.8, Width = 30.0, Length = 9.8 | |
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CAS 0147-0059 |  |
| Category | Carvings | |
| Object Name | Canoe ornament | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Marquesan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | late 1800s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Bamboo; Sennit (?) cordage; Tapa cloth; Feathers | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 14.0, Width = ca. 10.0, Length = 55.2 | |
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