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| Catalog Number | CAS 1984-0008-0410 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| 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 | Hair comb (in process of manufacture) carved from single piece of wood; Overall shape is rectangular with very long, thin handle extending more than half of comb's total length; Comb has been rough-cut and its faces are planed smooth; 17 rounded teeth extending slightly less than 1/3 total length of comb have been carved at distal end; Teeth taper toward distal end; Width of handle expands and contracts several times, before finally ending in very long, narrow projection at proximal end; Edges of handle and teeth have not been sanded smooth. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 10.0, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 48.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1984-0008-0008 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Santa Cruz Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.6, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 36.3 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 1984-0008-0007 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Comb | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Torba | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Reef Islets, Banks Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Large hair comb carved from single piece of wood; Overall shape is rectangular with elongated, spatulate handle; Both faces are planed very smooth; 27 rounded teeth are carved from distal end and they extend approx. half total length of comb; Teeth taper abruptly at distal end to sharp points; "Moia" (possibly "Mota"?) is carved into surface on proximal end of comb; Spatulate handle is constricted near its base and flares out toward its proximal end which is rounded. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 14.4, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 36.5 |
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CAS 1984-0008-0031A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ornament or bracelet (boar tusk) | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Pig tusk | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.1, Max Diam = 8.0 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0032 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ornament or bracelet (boar tusk) | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Pig tusk | |
| Description | Ornament consisting of a boar's tusk which has grown in a nearly complete circle and is unmodified except for a single small hole drilled near its proximal end; To attain such teeth, specially selected pigs in Vanuatu are specially fed and prevented from foraging so they will not break off their tusks; Such tusks are worn as bracelets or pendants and are also used as decorative elements on masks and other ceremonial objects. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.7, Max Diam = 10.5 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0034 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ornament or bracelet (boar tusk) | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Pig tusk | |
| Description | Ornament consisting of a boar's tusk which has grown in a complete circle and is unmodified; To attain such teeth, specially selected pigs in Vanuatu are specially fed and prevented from foraging so they will not break off their tusks; Such tusks are worn as bracelets or pendants and are also used as decorative elements on masks and other ceremonial objects. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.2, Max Diam = 10.5 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0243A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ornaments (2 earrings?) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | unknown | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Melanesia | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell) | |
| Description | Pair of carved shell ornaments, possibly earrings. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=4.6; B=5.6, Thickness = A,B=0.8, Length = A,B=5.6 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0135 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Loincloth | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Santa Cruz Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Island: Anuda (Cherry) | |
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| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Bark | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 31.5, Length = 311.0 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0099 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Loincloth | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Penama | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Pentecost Island | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1927 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Pandanus (?) fiber; Native dye | |
| Description | Rectangular textile loincloth woven in two long strips that are joined together down the center; Each strip is woven in 2/2 simple plaiting technique; Along the sides, the fibers are folded over and are partially woven back into the band; At each end, the fibers are shredded and gathered into 3 small fringe bundles; Front of loincloth is stencil printed with 4 long rows of chevron motifs, flanked along sides by plain narrow band, all printed deep purple-red on white background. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 17.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 99.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0258 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Tassel | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Society Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.3, Length = ca. 24.5 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0158 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 79.0, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 51.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0159 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 60.5, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 44.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0160 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 67.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 53.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0002 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
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| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Grass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 42.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 37.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0107 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Santa Cruz Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Island: Santa Cruz | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Grass | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.5, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 40.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0415 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Santa Cruz Islands | |
| 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 = 22.5, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 23.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0106 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 22.5, Width = 16.0, Length = 31.0 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0342 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Malampa | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Malakula | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber | |
| Description | Carrying bag woven in 2/2 plaited technique; Basket begins as rectangular mat and corners are then gathered together and woven up the sides; Ends of warps and wefts are left extending at side seams as fringe; Changes in plaiting sequences yield geometric patterns over surface of bag; At rim, some fibers are folded over and continue in opposite direction while others are woven back into rim to form zigzag edge; 3 strand braided carrying strap is attached at each end of purse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 23.0, Width = ca. 20.0, Length = ca. 29.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0343 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Malampa | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Malakula | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Pandanus fiber | |
| Description | Square carrying bag woven in 1/1 plaited technique; Basket begins as square mat and corners are then gathered together and woven up the sides; Ends of warps and wefts along upper seam are left extending on exterior as fringe; Fiber ends from lower seam are braided together on interior and emerge at rim as heavy 3-strand braided carrying strap; At rim, some fibers are folded over and are woven back into bag; 3 strand braided carrying strap is attached at each end of purse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 17.0, Width = ca. 25.0, Length = ca. 22.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0416 |  |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Bag | |
| Culture | Polynesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa or Tonga | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 24.0, Thickness = 1.2, Length = 16.5 | |
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