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CAS 0435-0011 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Papua New Guinea | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Northwest Coast area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 19th century | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell) | |
| Description | Armband carved from a piece of turtle shell with incised designs; Worn by warriors. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 16.8, Max Diam = 10.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2018-0002-0014 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Tanna | |
| Maker's Name | Bosen | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 2000 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Coconut shell | |
| Description | Armband made from a single piece of coconut shell; Rims are decorated with small, incised triangles all the way around; Exterior is further decorated with shallow, incised geometric designs. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 4.8, Max Diam = 9.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2017-0002-0020 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Conus | |
| Description | Armband made from a large conus shell whose proximal and distal ends have both been completely removed, along with the entire interior structure and approximately one-quarter of the side, leaving only one complete ring of shell at its widest point and most of the outermost section of the original shell; All cut edges have been ground smooth; Traditionally, this type of ornament was worn on one’s lower arm near the elbow, but only by men of a certain class. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 9.6, Length = 11.5 |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2017-0002-0021 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Conus | |
| Description | Armband made from a large conus shell whose proximal and distal ends have both been completely removed, along with the entire interior structure and approximately one-quarter of the side, leaving only one complete ring of shell at its widest point and most of the outermost section of the original shell; All cut edges have been ground smooth; Traditionally, this type of ornament was worn on one’s lower arm near the elbow, but only by men of a certain class. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 11.0, Length = 14.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0038 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1977 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: Conus | |
| Description | Armband made from a large Conus shell whose proximal and distal ends have both been completely removed, along with the entire interior structure and approx. one-quarter of the side, leaving only one complete ring of shell at its widest point and most of the outermost section of the original shell; All cut edges have been ground smooth; According to original accession entry, this type of armlet was worn on one’s lower arm near the elbow, but only by men of a certain class. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 9.4, Length = 11.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0437-0006 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| 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 | N/A | |
| Materials | Plant fiber; Nassa shells | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 5.0, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 65.8 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1994-0009-0051 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| 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 | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 12.2, Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = 18.5 (coiled) | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0264A |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
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| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Plant fiber | |
| Description | Belt; Possibly part of CAS 1984-0008-0151. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.5, Thickness = 1.0, Length = ca. 103.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2017-0002-0011 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clam shell; Coconut shell (?); Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Hibiscus fiber | |
| Description | Woman’s belt comprising nine side-by-side strands of small white shell disk beads and dark brown coconut shell or turtle shell disk beads, all strung on hibiscus fiber cordage; Beads are strung in alternating brown and white blocks of color, separated by long, narrow turtle shell spacer bars, to form geometric patterns; At each end, the hibiscus fibers on which the beads are strung become warp fibers and are woven in a twining technique using additional hibiscus fibers as the wefts, forming a small triangular area before the warp fibers are again recombined into three groups which are then braided together to form long end ties; Near the end of each tie, the fibers are tied off, leaving the remaining fibers as short fringe; According to original accession entry for similar piece (CAS 0477), this type of belt is worn for prestige and as a display of wealth. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.7, Thickness = 0.8, Length = ca. 127.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2017-0002-0012 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Clam shell; Coconut shell (?); Sea turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Coconut shell husk | |
| Description | Woman’s belt comprising nine side-by-side strands of small white shell disk beads and dark brown coconut shell or turtle shell disk beads, all strung on coconut shell husk fiber cordage; Beads are strung in alternating brown and white blocks of color, separated by long, narrow turtle shell spacer bars, to form geometric patterns; At each end, the fiber cordage is woven loosely together, forming a small triangular area before being combined into three groups which are then braided together to form long end ties; Near the end of each tie, the fibers are tied off, leaving the remaining fibers as fringe; According to original accession entry for similar piece (CAS 0477), this type of belt is worn for prestige and as a display of wealth. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.7, Thickness = 0.9, Length = ca. 123.5 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 2017-0002-0013 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Coconut shell; Clam shell; Coconut shell husk | |
| Description | Belt composed of double strand of large, brown, coconut shell disk beads, all of roughly the same size; Sections of brown shell beads are divided by larger, rectangular white clam shell beads which span the length of the double strand; Four white clam shell disk beads are clustered together on one strand near the proximal end; Ends have additional rectangular beads of both clam and coconut shell, and are knotted together to form continuous strand. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.6, Thickness = 0.9, Length = 69.0 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2017-0002-0014 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1945 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell: cowrie (Cypraeidae); Metal; Plant fiber | |
| Description | Belt composed of cowrie shells strung together on metal attachment chains; Metal chains attached to shells with plant fiber cordage glued into crevice of shell; Shells are clustered in groups of four, connected together at the narrow ends; The wider ends are paired together, creating an X-like pattern; Belt fastener is a two-piece, thin, square metal plate with a small hook extending for clasp closure; Both pieces of fastener have rounded ends with incised lines along edges. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 4.1, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 69.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0448-0017 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Island: Eurapik, Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Shell; Coconut fiber rope | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 1.1, Length = 101.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0100 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Atoll: Ulithi, Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Teri Lefar Waddell | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaf | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.7, Length = ca. 89.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0101 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Atoll: Ulithi, Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Teri Lefar Waddell | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Pandanus leaves | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Max Diam = 0.7, Length = ca. 127.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0477-0025 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Micronesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Federated States of Micronesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Yap | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Western Caroline Islands | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1976 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Coconut fiber; Shells | |
| Description | Warrior's belt woven in a balanced simple tapestry weave, using paired 2-ply coconut fiber warps and 2-ply coconut fiber wefts; At each end, the six paired warps are recombined to form three bundles which are then braided together to form tapered end ties; 48 medium-sized white snail shells are sewn in evenly spaced pairs along the entire length of the belt. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 3.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 136.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2011-0004-0014 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Belt | |
| Culture | Polynesian: Tongan, Samoan, or Fijian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Tonga, Samoa or Fiji | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1984 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Commercial cloth; Chicken feathers; Aniline dye | |
| Description | Belt made up of 8 large pompoms of dyed red chicken feathers, each made by aligning feathers in row, twining them together and then twisting the whole bundle so the twining is concealed in the center of the bundle; Three strips of commercial pale blue cloth are braided together to form a belt, and the feather bundles are spaced along the length of the belt; The fabric strips are tied in a knot at each end. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 23.0, Thickness = ca. 9.8, Length = ca. 82.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0423-0040 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Boar tusk ornament | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Irian Jaya | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Boar tusks; Adhesive | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 1.8, Thickness = 1.5, Max Diam = 10.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0478-0003 |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Boar tusk 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 | N/A | |
| Materials | Boar tusks; Teeth; Plant fiber; Seeds | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 17.5, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 19.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0423-0041A,B |  |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments | |
| Object Name | Boar tusk ornament (2 pieces) | |
| Culture | Melanesian | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Indonesia | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Irian Jaya | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Boar tusks | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 2.1; 2.1, Thickness = 1.7; 1.6, Length = 10.2; 11.6 | |
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