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Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0116   CAS 1984-0008-0116; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Polynesian: Tahitian
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 Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 25.5, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 42.7

Catalog Number CAS 2007-0003-0001   CAS 2007-0003-0001; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Western Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Fiji or Samoa, probably
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 Natural and dyed pandanus fibers; Dyed breadfruit fibers
Description Leaf-shaped hand fan woven in simple plaiting technique using both pandanus strips and coconut frond ribs as warp and weft; Several strips of dyed black pandanus fiber and dyed red hibiscus fibers are used for decorative effect; Warp and weft fibers are braided together at lower center of fan, then bundled to form a handle (probably around a wooden stick), which in turn is wrapped with dyed black pandanus and dyed red hibiscus fibers that are also plaited to form an overall red and black checkerboard pattern.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 22.0, Thickness = 1.6, Length = 40.6

Catalog Number

CAS 2007-0003-0002   CAS 2007-0003-0002; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Western Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Fiji or Samoa, probably
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 Warp and weft: undyed pandanus leaves, undyed coconut front ribs
Description Leaf-shaped hand fan woven in simple plaiting technique using both undyed pandanus strips and undyed coconut frond ribs as warp and weft; In some areas, the wefts are wrapped around an adjacent warp and then return to their original position and function, forming openwork areas in the weaving, serving both a decorative and structural function; Warp and weft fibers are braided together at lower center of fan and were probably originally fitted around a wooded handle (now missing).
Dimensions (cm) Width = 22.9, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 26.0

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0124   CAS 1984-0008-0124; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Western Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Fiji or Western Polynesia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Fiji or Western Polynesia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 27.0, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 46.0

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0125   CAS 1984-0008-0125; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Western Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Fiji or Western Polynesia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Fiji or Western Polynesia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 26.0, Thickness = 1.9, Length = 46.3

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0122   CAS 1984-0008-0122; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Western Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Fiji or Western Polynesia
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Fiji or Western Polynesia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 26.8, Thickness = 2.1, Length = 42.5

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0117   CAS 1984-0008-0117; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Western Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Western? Polynesia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 25.5, Thickness = 1.7, Length = ca. 41.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0118   CAS 1984-0008-0118; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Western Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Western? Polynesia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 22.5, Thickness = 1.7, Length = ca. 34.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0119   CAS 1984-0008-0119; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Western Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Western? Polynesia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 22.2, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 30.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0120   CAS 1984-0008-0120; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Western Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Western? Polynesia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 24.0, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 32.8

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0417   CAS 1984-0008-0417; Fan
Category Basketry; Tools & Implements
Object Name Fan
Culture Western Polynesian
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Western Polynesia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 39.7, Thickness = 3.1, Length = 49.3

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0290   CAS 1984-0008-0290; Earring fragment
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Earring fragment
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Santa Cruz Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Santa Cruz
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Turtle shell; Glass beads; Wood; Native cordage
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.0, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 9.0

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0282   CAS 1984-0008-0282; Ornament
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Solomon Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Beads; Shells
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 14.0, Thickness = 1.1, Length = ca. 76.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0297A,B   CAS 1984-0008-0297A,B; Ornament (2 pieces)
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament (2 pieces)
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Irian Jaya
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Plant fiber; Glass beads; Woven fabric
Description Beaded ornament in two pieces; By tying the fringes of one piece to the fringe of the other piece, these items form an ornament that can be worn around the arm or leg.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 13.8, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 27.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0043A,B   CAS 1984-0008-0043A,B; Earrings
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0281   CAS 1984-0008-0281; Necklace
Category Bead & Leatherwork; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Necklace
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 Glass beads; Thread
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 7.5, Thickness = 0.2, Length = ca. 31.0

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0079   CAS 1984-0008-0079; Carved figure (woman)
Category Carvings
Object Name Carved figure (woman)
Culture unknown
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 20.3, Width = 4.6, Depth = 4.8

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0078   CAS 1984-0008-0078; Coconut carving (human head)
Category Carvings
Object Name Coconut carving (human head)
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 Coconut shell with husk; Paint
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 10.6, Depth = 9.9, Length = 21.8

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0004   CAS 1984-0008-0004; Collection box
Category Carvings
Object Name Collection box
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Santa Cruz Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Vanikoro
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 23.2, Thickness = 1.1, Max Diam = 8.7

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0389   CAS 1984-0008-0389; Staff
Category Carvings
Object Name Staff
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Solomon Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Wood; Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 11.3, Thickness = 3.0, Length = ca. 92.0
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