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CAS 1984-0008-0264A   CAS 1984-0008-0264A; Belt
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Belt
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0011   CAS 1984-0008-0011; Comb
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Comb
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Santa Cruz Islands
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Vanikoro
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920-1928
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Wood; Plant fiber; String
Description Hair comb carved from single leaf or branch; Overall shape is triangular and flat in cross-section; Proximal end shows numerous ribs flaring out from central rib; Where their proximal ends join, they are bound with single turn of fiber and then completely wrapped with thread; Proximal end of each rib is square in cross-section; Beyond midpoint of comb, each rib is carved into elongated, rounded tooth that tapers toward distal end; At base of teeth a wooden crossbar is held in place with elaborate twining of fibers or string; Entire proximal end of comb originally covered with resin coating.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.3, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 22.9

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0012   CAS 1984-0008-0012; Comb
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Comb
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Santa Cruz Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.8, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 29.9

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0013   CAS 1984-0008-0013; Comb
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Comb
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Santa Cruz Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.9, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 19.9

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0014   CAS 1984-0008-0014; Comb
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Comb
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Santa Cruz Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Wood
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.7, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 16.5

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0408   CAS 1984-0008-0408; Comb / hair ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Comb / hair ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Coastal New Guinea
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Bamboo
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.2, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 15.1

Catalog Number CAS 1984-0008-0015   CAS 1984-0008-0015; Comb / hair ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Comb / hair ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Solomon Islands
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Island: Bougainville; Village: Kieta
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1927
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Bamboo
Description Hair comb made from cross-section of very large-diameter bamboo pole; Overall shape is rectangular and concave-convex in cross-section corresponding to natural curve of bamboo; Distal end is carved into 13 long flat teeth that extend approx. 3/4 total length of comb and taper slightly toward distal end; Proximal end is decorated with 2 parallel bands, each engraved with continuous pattern of stacked negative diamonds against background of fine-line hachures.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.0, Depth = 2.2, Thickness = 0.5, Length = 13.6

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0163   CAS 1984-0008-0163; Head ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Head ornament
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 Grass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 5.0, Max Diam = 20.1

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0150   CAS 1984-0008-0150; Head ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Head ornament
Culture Polynesian: Tahitian
Global Region Oceania
Country Society Islands
State/Prov./Dist. Tahiti
County
Other Geographic Data Pape'ete
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Grass
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = ca. 17.0, Max Diam = ca. 14.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0264B   CAS 1984-0008-0264B; Headband
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headband
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country unknown
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Melanesia
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Breadfruit fiber
Description Headband.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 11.5, Thickness = 4.9, Length = ca. 99.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0039   CAS 1984-0008-0039; Headband / shell lei
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Headband / shell lei
Culture Polynesian: Samoan
Global Region Oceania
Country Samoa
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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

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 1984-0008-0227   CAS 1984-0008-0227; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
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 Cassowary feathers; Bark fiber; Woven fabric; Cordage
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 30.0, Thickness = 8.9, Length = ca. 12.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0405   CAS 1984-0008-0405; Ornament
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Solomon Islands or Santa Cruz 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) Max Diam = 0.9, Length = 19.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0246   CAS 1984-0008-0246; Ornament
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 Turtle shell (tortoiseshell)
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 1.2, Thickness = 0.2, Max Diam = 4.1

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0037   CAS 1984-0008-0037; Ornament
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

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0277   CAS 1984-0008-0277; Ornament (7 pieces)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament (7 pieces)
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)?
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data Melanesia
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shell; Sennit cordage
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 1.6, Max Diam = 4.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0400   CAS 1984-0008-0400; Ornament / pendant
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornament / pendant
Culture Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu
Global Region Oceania
Country Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Reef Islets, Banks Islands
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shell (Tridacna sp.); Turtle shell (tortoiseshell); Cordage
Description Breast ornament consisting of round, flat disk of tridacna shell, cut and ground to shape and highly polished on both faces; Openwork cutout tortoise shell panel is attached to one face of disk by means of small cordage bundle that is threaded through drilled hole in tortoise shell and tridacna shell disk and tied at top of disk.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 15.2

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0165A,B   CAS 1984-0008-0165A,B; Ornaments (2)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornaments (2)
Culture Melanesian
Global Region Oceania
Country Papua New Guinea
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data Samarai (?)
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific)
Materials Shell: Conus; Sennit fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Thickness = 1.5; 1.4, Max Diam = 6.5; 7.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0008-0237A-H   CAS 1984-0008-0237A-H; Ornaments (8)
Category Accessories/Ornaments
Object Name Ornaments (8)
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 Pig tusk
Description
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 1.7 to 2.4, Length = 11.0 to 21.5
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