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CAS 1984-0008-0020 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Currency | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shell (Tridacna sp.) | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 1.5, Max Diam = 9.5 | |
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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. | ||
| County | ||
| 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. | ||
| County | ||
| 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. | ||
| County | ||
| 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. | ||
| County | ||
| 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. | ||
| County | ||
| 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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CAS 1984-0008-0027 |  |
| 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; Except for being polished, the bracelet is completely undecorated. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 0.8, Max Diam = 7.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0028 |  |
| 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; 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. | ||
| 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; 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. | ||
| County | ||
| 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 1984-0008-0031A,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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Catalog Number |
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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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0035A-D |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Carvings | |
| Object Name | Ornaments (4) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Vella Lavella; Skull Caves | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Bone; Shell | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = A=9.0, Thickness = A=0.6, Length = A=7.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0036 |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Currency | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Solomon Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Choiseul | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. early 1900s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shell: Tridacna sp. | |
| Description | Currency created from piece of flat Tridacna shell that has been cut into triangular shape with a rounded apex; Triangular hole with rounded apex is cut into upper half of shell; Side opposite apex is bifacially ground thin and a series of shallow V-shaped notches are filed along it. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 11.2, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 8.9 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0037 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Ornament | |
| 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 | Clam shell; Reed fiber | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.0, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 9.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0038A-D |  |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Currency | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Santa Cruz Islands | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Anuda (Cherry) | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shells | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = A,D=0.5; B,C=0.4, Max Diam = A=11.5; B=10.3; C=12.0; D=7.7 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0039 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Headband / shell lei | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Samoan | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Samoa | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Shells; Commercial cloth; Thread | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Thickness = 3.5, Max Diam = ca. 25.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0043A,B |  |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork | |
| Object Name | Earrings | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Santa Cruz 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 | Turtle shell; Glass beads; Wood; Native cordage | |
| Description | Pair of earrings consisting of an elongated bar cut from a piece of turtle shell with a central circle flanked by openwork triangles on either side; Fastened along the bottom edge of the shell bar is a single strand of light green glass beads, possibly strung on a wooden skewer and tied to the shell bar in three places with native cordage; “A†has 16 beads and “B†has 17 beads. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 8.8 | |
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