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CAS 1984-0008-0236 | |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Kava cup | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | American Samoa | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Tutuila Island, Village: Pago Pago | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | Round shallow kava cup fashioned from a piece of coconut shell; Base of cup is rounded and sides flare out widely; Interior surface is scraped very very smooth and both interior and exterior have been ground or polished smooth; Rim of cup has been cut with a delicate saw-tooth design; Color is dark brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 3.0, Max Diam = 11.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0320 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Vanuatu (probably) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Carved knife of the type used for cutting and serving pudding-like foods, especially in a ritual context; Carved from single piece of wood, blade and handle are both bi-convex in transverse cross-section and of a uniform thickness; Lateral edges of handle portion are constricted in two points but no other distinction is made between handle and blade area; Double-edged blade is thinned along both lateral edges which expand outward from the final constriction along the handle, then taper very gradually for most of their length before terminating in a rounded point; All surfaces are sanded smooth but do not appear to have been stained. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.4, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 29.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0324 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Knife | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Vanuatu (probably) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Carved knife of the type used for cutting and serving pudding-like foods, especially in a ritual context; The straight doubled-edged blade is bi-convex in transverse cross-section and its lateral edges are parallel for most of its length before tapering to a rounded point near the distal end; Narrow ridge carved in low relief and located just below midpoint marks division between the knife blade and the handle; Lateral edges of handle are slightly thicker than those of the blade and they taper very gradually toward the truncated proximal end; Both blade and handle are stained a dark brown color. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.8, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 40.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0224 |  |
| Category | Culinary Items | |
| Object Name | Spoon | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Valua (Saddle), Banks Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | Large spoon carved from single piece of wood; elongated, oval bowl of spoon tapers at each end to a point; Base of bowl is rounded and its sides flare outward; Elongated and slightly flattened handle extends out from the base at one end of the bowl; All surfaces are sanded smooth and appear to be lightly stained brown. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.5, Width = 9.0, Length = 35.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0021 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| 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 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelet made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; A floral and geometric design is cut and filed along the outer edge of the bracelet, nearly encircling its entire diameter. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 9.0 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0022 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | Island: Choiseul, Vella Lavella Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shell (Tridacna sp.) | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelet made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelet is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.9, Max Diam = 9.0 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0023 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon 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 | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelet made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelet is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 8.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0024 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon 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 | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelet made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelet is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 10.5 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0025 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon 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 | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelet made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelet is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 9.0 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0026 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon 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 | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelet made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelet is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 7.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0027 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelet made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelet is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 7.5 | |
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CAS 1984-0008-0028 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelet made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelet is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 7.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0029 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelet made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelet is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 7.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0030 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelet | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon 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 | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelet made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelet is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.7, Max Diam = 7.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0247A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelets (2) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon 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 | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelets (2) made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelets are completely undecorated | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = A,B=0.8, Max Diam = A=10.9; B=9.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0242A,B |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Bracelets (2) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon 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 | Shell | |
| Description | Narrow band bracelets (2) made by removing the entire upper portion from a bivalve shell and grinding and polishing the cut edges very smooth; Except for being polished, the bracelets are completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = A,B=0.8, Max Diam = A=7.2; B=7.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0318 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ear ornament | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northern Vanuatu | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Cane reed | |
| Description | Ear ornament worn through pierced earlobe by men or women (dependent upon wearer's status, ornament's design, and occasion) made from length of cane reed that is incised along its entire length with geometric designs that are then inked in black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.9, Length = 34.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0319 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Ear ornament | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Torba or Penama | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Gaua, Ambae, or Maewo (possibly) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1926 | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Cane reed; Ink | |
| Description | Ear ornament worn through pierced earlobe by men or women (dependent upon wearer's status, ornament's design, and occasion) made from length of cane reed that is incised along its entire length with geometric designs that are then inked in black. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.9, Length = 22.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0279 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earring | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell) | |
| Description | Single earring in the form of a chain of 10 interlocking rings, each fashioned from a narrow strip of turtle shell that is tapered at each end and then probably steamed and bent into circular shape while being strung together; Cut edges of each ring have been polished smooth; Generally, the rings alternate between larger and smaller. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.5, Max Diam = 4.0, Length = ca. 32.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0164 |  |
| Category | Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Necklace | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | 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 | Teeth | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 9.6, Length = 3.2 | |
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