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Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0051   CAS 1984-0008-0051; Pounder
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Pounder
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Cook Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0052   CAS 1984-0008-0052; Pounder
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0053   CAS 1984-0008-0053; Pounder
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Pounder
Culture Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Society Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0054   CAS 1984-0008-0054; Pounder
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Pounder
Culture Polynesian: Marquesan
Global Region Oceania
Country Marquesas Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0055   CAS 1984-0008-0055; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0056   CAS 1984-0008-0056; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0057   CAS 1984-0008-0057; Armband
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0058A,B   CAS 1984-0008-0058A,B; Fishing lure and hook
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.); Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); 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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0059A,B   CAS 1984-0008-0059A,B; Fishing lure and hook
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.); Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); 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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0060   CAS 1984-0008-0060; Basketry band
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Basketry
Object Name Basketry band
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Solomon Islands or Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0061   CAS 1984-0008-0061; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
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   CAS 1984-0008-0062; Utensil
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0063   CAS 1984-0008-0063; Adze blade
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0064   CAS 1984-0008-0064; Adze blade
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0065   CAS 1984-0008-0065; Adze blade
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0066   CAS 1984-0008-0066; Adze blade
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0067   CAS 1984-0008-0067; Adze blade
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0068   CAS 1984-0008-0068; Axe blade
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Axe blade
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0069   CAS 1984-0008-0069; Container
Category Vessels
Object Name Container
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Tuamotu Archipelago
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0070   CAS 1984-0008-0070; Container
Category Vessels
Object Name Container
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Tuamotu Archipelago
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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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