Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1984-0008-0057 | |
| Category | Accessories/Ornaments; Bead & Leatherwork | |
| Object Name | Armband | |
| Culture | Melanesian: ni-Vanuatu | |
| Global Region | Oceania | |
| Country | Vanuatu (New Hebrides) | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Central Vanuatu, probably | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s | |
| Collection Name | Rollo Beck Collection (South Pacific) | |
| Materials | Cordage; Glass beads | |
| Description | Armband consisting of a woven fiber band that is completely decorated on its exterior with small glass trade beads arranged in diagonal columns of stacked triangles in colors of red, white, blue, and black; Armbands of this type are worn by men to denote a particular societal status or grade. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 8.5, Thickness = 0.4, Max Diam = ca. 10.0 | |