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Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0013
Category	Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name	Headband / shell lei
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Yap
County
Other Geographic Data	Western Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970-80
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber: Pandanus leaves; Raffia grass leaves, Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Commercial wool yarn; Commercial thread
Description	Headband / shell lei composed of a woven plant fiber ring to which cowrie shells are attached by the short ends so that they protrude on the exterior of the ring.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 18.0, Thickness = ca. 1.0, Length = ca. 23.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0018
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name	Handbag
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1986
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Shell (univalve); Commercial cloth; Commercial thread
Description	Boxy rectangular handbag composed of woven plant fiber with a fold-over lid and handle of two woven straps, each attached at both ends to a shorter side of the bag and looped together in the middle; Lid secures with a string which which loops over a shell clasp; Interior is lined with commercial cloth printed with pink and blue flowers on a pink background.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 13.4, Width = 16.5, Length = 22.1

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0019
Category	Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name	Handbag
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1986
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell)
Description	Boxy rectangular handbag composed of woven plant fiber with a hinged lid and handle of two woven straps, each attached at both ends to a longer side of the bag; Lid is secured with nothing save its own weight; All six sides of the bag have a rectangular section of turtle shell in the center surrounded by rows of cowrie shells; The longer sides of the bag have cowrie shells above and on both sides of the turtle shell; The shorter sides of the bag have cowrie shells above the turtle shell; The bottom side of the bag has cowrie shells on the two shorter sides; The top of the bag has a row of cowrie shells on all four sides of the turtle shell, with a double row on the shorter side.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 14.4, Width = 16.5, Length = 19.7

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0033
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese or Marshallese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia or Marshall Islands
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk) or Marshall Islands
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands or Marshall Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells
Description	Basket with sides composed of tightly woven stepped, leaf-like designs framed in peaked shapes; Rim of basket is fairly wide and horizontal with chevron patterns; Base consists of a ring of five medium-sized, brown mottled cowrie shells surrounded by a ring of chevrons.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 11.4, Max Diam = 31.3

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0034
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese or Marshallese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia or Marshall Islands
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk) or Marshall Islands
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands or Marshall Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Dye
Description	Shallow basket with sides woven in flat horizontal strips; Base consists of a coil of dyed plant fiber creating a rainbow-like pattern; A ring of cowrie shells surrounds the coil and is in turn surrounded by rings of green and purple dyed strips; A second ring of cowrie shells frames the green and purple dyed rings; The outer most ring on the base is a series of purple, yellow, red and green rings.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.7, Max Diam = 32.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0035
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basket
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese or Marshallese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia or Marshall Islands
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk) or Marshall Islands
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands or Marshall Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Dye
Description	Shallow basket with sides woven in flat horizontal strips; Base consists of a netting of pink-dyed plant fiber surrounded by four rings of cowrie shells; Each ring is separated by a narrow ring of plant fiber; The warps are dyed pink and the wefts are dyed green; The rim of the basket is decorated with outward-facing cowrie shells attached at the ends.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 5.4, Max Diam = 34.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0031
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry star
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands, probably
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Dye
Description	Flat basketry plaque in the shape of a star; A ring of cowrie shells forms the center, surrounded by a wide woven ring with pink-dyed radiating spokes; A second ring of cowrie shells is framed by a second, thinner woven ring with pink-dyed radiating spokes; A five-pointed star outlined with cowrie shells forms the outer most border; Inside each of the star’s points is a woven floral-like design dyed blue with a “bouquet” of seven cowrie shells.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = 32.5, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 31.5

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0023
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry tray
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Shells (univalve); Commercial plastic twine
Description	Large round, flat basketry tray woven in circles attached by connecting weavings singly and in pairs; Into the center of the tray a circle is woven with a spoke-like design; Surrounding and slightly overlapping this center circle are four similar circles which are edged with univalve shells and attached on top of the tray; The entire tray is edged with univalve shells.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 1.5, Max Diam = 44.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0024
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry tray
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Shells (univalve); Commercial plastic twine
Description	Large round, flat basketry tray woven in circles attached by connecting weavings which form diamond shapes; Into the center of the tray a circle is woven with a spoke-like design; Surrounding this center circle are connecting weavings in the shape of a four-petaled flower; The entire tray is edged with univalve shells.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 1.0, Max Diam = 47.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0025
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry tray
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells
Description	Large round, flat basketry tray woven in 8 leaf-shaped designs; Center of tray has a large mottled brown cowrie shell surrounded by a ring of brown cowrie shells inside a ring of small white cowrie shells.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 2.4, Max Diam = 55.9

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0026
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry tray
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells
Description	Large round basketry tray with very shallow sides; Two outer rings are separated by chevron designs; Center of tray has a woven flower-like design surrounded by a ring of cowrie shells.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 4.6, Max Diam = 49.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0027
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry tray
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae) and marine snail (Turbo petholatus) operculum
Description	Large round, flat basketry tray woven in 6 leaf-shaped designs; Center of tray has a green and brown shell surrounded by an open ring of brown cowrie shells inside a ring of small white cowrie shells.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 1.3, Max Diam = 44.0

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0028
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry tray
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Dye
Description	Large round, flat basketry tray with three outer rings surrounding a large interior circle; Outer rings are separated by chevron designs in two cases and a ring of cowrie shells in the third; Inner ring has six profile floral-like (or crown-like) designs, the upper parts of which are dyed pink, purple and blue, and which are separated from each other by the points of a star pattern; Inside this design is a large mottled brown cowrie shell surrounded by an open ring of white cowrie shells.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 2.1, Max Diam = 56.9

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0029
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry tray
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Wood
Description	Large round, flat basketry tray with a round wooden center piece carved with a palm tree and beach design in bas relief; Wooden piece is surrounded by a row of chevron designs inside a ring of cowrie shells; Around this is a series of woven fan-like designs inside a final ring of chevron designs; “E.H.R.” is engraved on the back of the wooden panel.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 1.8, Max Diam = 55.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0030
Category	Basketry
Object Name	Basketry tray
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell)
Description	Large round, flat basketry tray with a round turtle shell center surrounded by a row of chevron designs inside a ring of cowrie shells; Around this is a series of woven profile floral-like (or crown-like) designs inside a final ring of chevron designs.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 2.8, Max Diam = 60.7

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0016
Category	Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Fan
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Chicken feathers; Dye
Description	Fan composed of heart-shaped turtle shell piece surrounded by woven plant fiber and edged with white chicken feathers, four cluster of which are dyed blue, yellow and bright pink; Square woven plant fiber handle.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 24.6, Thickness = 1.8, Length = ca. 37.8

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0017
Category	Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Fan
Culture	Micronesian: Chuukese
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Chuuk (Truk)
County
Other Geographic Data	Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Plant fiber; Cowrie (Cypraeidae) shells; Dye
Description	Large fan composed of rounded triangle framing three circles of red plant fiber, each of which is surrounded by four cowrie shells inside a plant fiber-wrapped circle; The rounded triangle is in turn framed by large fringes of plant fiber; Square woven plant fiber handle.
Dimensions (cm)	Width = ca. 43.7, Thickness = 2.3, Length = ca. 57.3

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0009
Category	Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Fish trap basket
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Pohnpei
County
Other Geographic Data	Eastern Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Plant fiber; Shell
Description	Fish trap constructed of thin wooden slats secured by plant fiber; Ovoid shape with four long sticks creating a flat bottom; Narrowing channel leads fish through opening in one end into the receptacle; Shell fragment is tied to top of trap; Carrying strap is attached to either end of the trap.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 15.3, Width = 20.6, Length = 36.3

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0010
Category	Carvings; Tools & Implements
Object Name	Coconut husker bench
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	Pohnpei
County
Other Geographic Data	Atoll: Nukuoro or Kapingamarangi, Eastern Caroline Islands
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1985
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Wood; Shell; Plant fiber
Description	Coconut husker bench carved from a single piece of wood; Bench has four rectangular feet connected by lateral bars; Husking tool consists of a large piece of mother-of-pearl shell that has been hafted onto the protruding end of the bench; Distal edge of shell tool has been serrated.
Dimensions (cm)	Height = 42.6, Width = 35.2, Length = 68.9

Catalog Number	CAS 2016-0005-0001
Category	Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name	Necklace
Culture	Micronesian
Global Region	Oceania
Country	Federated States of Micronesia
State/Prov./Dist.	unknown
County
Other Geographic Data	unknown
Maker's Name	unknown
Date of Manufacture	ca. 1970-80
Collection Name	N/A
Materials	Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae); Nylon string
Description	Necklace constructed from cowrie shells strung together two deep to form a chain-like ring; Additional cowrie shells are attached by the short ends so that they protrude on both the interior and exterior of the ring.
Dimensions (cm)	Thickness = 1.0, Max Diam = ca. 30.0

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