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| Catalog Number | CAS 1984-0008-0051 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pounder | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Cook Islands | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | Stone pounder; Looks like Society Islands pounder identified from a book of the Cook expeditions. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 7.8, Length = 12.2 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0052 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pounder | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands? | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 11.2, Length = 19.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0053 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pounder | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Society Islands | |
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 8.8, Length = 14.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0054 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pounder | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Marquesan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Marquesas Islands | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 16.1, Length = 22.0 | |
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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 | |
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| 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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CAS 1984-0008-0056 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ornament | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| 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 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0057 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Central Vanuatu, probably | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Cordage; Glass beads | |
| Description | Armband consisting of a woven fiber band that is completely decorated on its exterior with small glass trade beads arranged in diagonal columns of stacked triangles in colors of red, white, blue, and black; Armbands of this type are worn by men to denote a particular societal status or grade. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.5, Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = ca. 10.0 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0058A,B |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fishing lure and hook | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s (A) | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shell: pearl oyster (Pinctada sp.) and abalone (Haliotis sp.); Turtle shell; Glass beads; Cordage | |
| Description | A: Fishing lure comprising an elongated shaft that is cut from a pearl oyster shell and has a short triangular projection on its lower end and gradually tapers to a point at the upper end that also includes expanded lateral tangs; Lateral edges are carefully shaped; Pair of very short square tangs are cut along each lateral edge near base and a separate upward curving turtle shell hook is secured perpendicular to the shaft, with native cordage that is wrapped around both the hook and the shaft, as well as through a hole that is drilled through the base of the hook; Also secured within the cordage wrapping is a single short stand of 12 small glass seed beads (9 yellow, 1 white, and 2 blue) and bits of red wool yarn, all of which originally hung pendant from the shaft as fringe; Expanded lateral tangs at upper end of shaft provided for attaching short line by which lure could be fastened to a fishing line; B: Small V-shaped hook carved from a single piece of shell; Black markings along shaft of hook are meant to portray eyes and body markings of small fish; Length of native cordage is tied to proximal end of shaft; Hook was accompanied by CAS 1984-0008-0058A when received by CAS, and the two are assumed to have been used together. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=1.6, Thickness = A=2.5, Length = A=8.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0059A,B |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Fishing lure and hook | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s (A) | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shell: pearl oyster (Pinctada sp.) and abalone (Haliotis sp.); Turtle shell; Glass beads; Cordage | |
| Description | A: Fishing lure comprising an elongated shaft that is cut from a pearl oyster shell and has a short triangular projection on its lower end and gradually tapers to a point at the upper end that also includes expanded lateral tangs; Lateral edges are carefully shaped; Pair of very short square tangs are cut along each lateral edge near base and a separate upward curving turtle shell hook is secured perpendicular to the shaft, with native cordage that is wrapped around both the hook and the shaft, as well as through a hole that is drilled through the base of the hook; Also secured within the cordage wrapping is a single short stand of 7 small glass seed beads (4 white and 3 red) and a tuft of red wool yarn at its end, all of which hang pendant from the shaft as fringe; Expanded lateral tangs at upper end of shaft provided for attaching short line by which lure could be fastened to a fishing line; B: Small V-shaped hook carved from a single piece of shell; Black markings along shaft of hook are meant to portray eyes and body markings of small fish; Length of native cordage is tied to proximal end of shaft; Hook was accompanied by CAS 1984-0008-0059A when received by CAS, and the two are assumed to have been used together. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=1.4, Thickness = A=2.3, Length = A=8.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0060 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basketry band | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands or Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 0.8, Max Diam = 8.4 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0061 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Ornament | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| 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 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1984-0008-0062 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Utensil | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Polynesia | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Bone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.9, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 28.2 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0063 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Melanesia | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.0, Thickness = 2.5, Length = 10.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0064 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Melanesia | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.2, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 6.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0065 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Melanesia | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.1, Thickness = 2.2, Length = 10.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0066 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Melanesia | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.0, Thickness = 3.8, Length = 15.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0067 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Adze blade | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Melanesia | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.3, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 7.2 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0068 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Axe blade | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Highlands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Stone | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.0, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 21.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0069 |  |
| Category | Vessels | |
| Object Name | Container | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tuamotu Archipelago | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Island: Tureia | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.5, Max Diam = 13.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0070 |  |
| Category | Vessels | |
| Object Name | Container | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tuamotu Archipelago | |
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| Other Geographic Data | Island: Tureia | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 12.4, Max Diam = 13.2 | |
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