Two prong tortoiseshell haircomb with square top; Pierced decoration of a tree.
Maker: unknown
GUSN: 102947
Accession Number: 2006.44.414
Tortoiseshell hair comb with gold pique point decoration.
Date: 1820-1840
Material: tortoise shell
GUSN: 102948
Accession Number: 2006.44.415
Tortoiseshell hair comb with pierced carved foliate decoration.
Material: carving (processes), tortoise shell
GUSN: 102949
Accession Number: 2006.44.416
Gold plated watch key set with a faceted colorless stone.
Date: 1850-1900
GUSN: 102950
Accession Number: 2006.44.417
Two-pronged tortoiseshell hair comb with pierced gold colored scroll work head.
Date: 1870-1900
GUSN: 102951
Accession Number: 2006.44.418
Large (about 9''x9'') tortoiseshell hair comb with carved and pierced foliate head.
GUSN: 102952
Accession Number: 2006.44.419
Hawaiian "lei niho palaoa" neck ornament with a large, carved ivory pendant attached to many strands made from tightly braided human hair. Worn only by men and women of the elite class - ali'i - lei niho palaoa were potent symbols of status and sacred power.
Date: ca. 1830
Material: human hair, ivory (tooth component), tusk
GUSN: 102953
Accession Number: 2006.44.420
Long necklace of elongated bone beads each separated by a round colored glass and metal beads with white claw or tooth as central pendant.
Date: 1866-1925
Material: glass (material)
GUSN: 102954
Accession Number: 2006.44.421
Hawaiian dog-tooth leg ornament, or kupe'e niho 'ilio. Wide anklet of layered dog teeth strung with two-ply twine attached to thicker looped plant fiber. Worn by men during dance ceremonies.
Material: tooth, twine
GUSN: 102955
Accession Number: 2006.44.422
Ojibway beaded green, orange, yellow, purple, blue, white, red, pink belt sash with floral design.
Date: 1870-1925
GUSN: 102956
Accession Number: 2006.44.423
Silver posy holder with floral chased and repousse decoration. Tulip-shaped cup constructed of six leaf-shaped petals attached to a hollow silver stem. A silver chain and pin are attached at the base of the cup. The pin would pierce the flower stems inserted into the cup to keep them stationary. The...
Date: ca. 1840
Material: silver (metal)
GUSN: 102957
Accession Number: 2002.29.15
Gold wedding band with thin parallel lines engraved near each exterior rim. The interior bears an inscription of the couple's initials and their wedding date (see Inscriptions).
Date: 1844
Material: gold alloy
GUSN: 102958
Accession Number: 2002.29.13
This headdress is composed of a single strand of silk leaves, white silk flowers, and wax-coated silk orange blossoms. It has a pair of matching drop orange blossom earrings with french wires (.2ab) and a corsage of orange blossoms and leaves set against a tulle net pouf (.3). The entire group was o...
Date: ca. 1870
Material: silk (fiber), wax
GUSN: 102959
Accession Number: 1925.232.1
Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-six teeth.
Date: 1820-1860
GUSN: 102960
Accession Number: 1917.121
Mottled brown tortoiseshell back comb with plain rounded top and twenty three carved teeth (one missing).
Date: 1820-1850
GUSN: 102961
Accession Number: 1920.395
Tortoiseshell hair comb with a carved pierced top featuring a grouping of musical instruments in the center and surrounded by scrolling flowers, twenty teeth.
Date: 1780-1830
GUSN: 102962
Accession Number: 1920.525
Tortoiseshell hair comb with a carved pierced top featuring a floral frieze in the center, crosshatching at the bottom, and roundels along the top, nineteen teeth (one broken).
GUSN: 102963
Accession Number: 1920.526
Horn back comb with plain square top and rounded corners and twenty-three teeth
Material: horn (animal material), carving (processes)
GUSN: 102964
Accession Number: 1920.527
Dyed horn hair comb with thin square top and twenty-four teeth.
Date: 1800-1850
GUSN: 102965
Accession Number: 1920.534
Horn comb with a thin square top and eighteen teeth.
GUSN: 102966
Accession Number: 1922.309
Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and scrolling foliage, sixteen teeth (one broken)
Date: 1810-1840
GUSN: 102967
Accession Number: 1923.208
Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-five teeth (one is missing).
GUSN: 102968
Accession Number: 1924.94
Tortoiseshell comb with a plain square top and thirteen teeth.
Date: 1800-1860
GUSN: 102969
Accession Number: 1924.95
Tortoiseshell back comb with a pierced and carved top featuring scrolling design of multiple flowers, twelve teeth.
GUSN: 102970
Accession Number: 1927.1082
Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and flower at the center and scrolled foliage, ten teeth.
Material: horn (animal material)
GUSN: 102971
Accession Number: 1927.1083
Tortoiseshell back comb with a large flared carved and pierced top featuring an abstract floral and foliage design, sixteen teeth.
GUSN: 102972
Accession Number: 1928.935
Carved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top with rounded corners and eighteen teeth.
GUSN: 102973
Accession Number: 1936.473
Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-three teeth (two missing).
Date: 1820-50
Material: tortoise shell, carving (processes)
GUSN: 102974
Accession Number: 1937.1143
Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and seventeen teeth.
GUSN: 102975
Accession Number: 1940.242
Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-seven teeth (three missing).
GUSN: 102976
Accession Number: 1934.876
Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square head and thirty-six teeth (two missing)
GUSN: 102977
Accession Number: 1934.1276
Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-one teeth.
GUSN: 102978
Accession Number: 1937.1245
Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-three teeth.
GUSN: 102979
Accession Number: 1937.1246
Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-eight teeth.
GUSN: 102980
Accession Number: 1929.558
Horn back comb with a plain square head and canted corners and nineteenth teeth (one missing).
GUSN: 102981
Accession Number: 1941.803
Horn back comb with a plain square head and twenty-one teeth (three missing)
GUSN: 102982
Accession Number: 1941.804
Horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty-two teeth.
GUSN: 102983
Accession Number: 1941.805
Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain shaped square top and six teeth.
GUSN: 102984
Accession Number: 1935.1533
GUSN: 102985
Accession Number: 1935.1534
Tortoiseshell hair comb with trapezoid-shaped top and five teeth.
GUSN: 102986
Accession Number: 1942.786
Dyed horn comb with a plain square top and twenty teeth (two missing).
Material: horn (animal material), dyeing, carving (processes)
GUSN: 102987
Accession Number: 1930.1684
Light colored horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty-six teeth
GUSN: 102988
Accession Number: 1934.2843
Horn hair comb with a plain square top and nineteenth teeth.
GUSN: 102989
Accession Number: 1929.557
Dyed horn back comb with a tapered square top, beveled edge and incised line along the rounded top, eight teeth.
GUSN: 102990
Accession Number: 1943.372
Horn hair comb with a plain square top with rounded corners and seventeenth teeth (one missing).
GUSN: 102991
Accession Number: 1935.1035
Light colored horn hair comb with a plain square top and nineteenth teeth.
GUSN: 102992
Accession Number: 1935.1036
Dyed horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty teeth.
GUSN: 102993
Accession Number: 1936.881
Plain gold pocket watch with large white face and black numbers. Back opens up to plain gold.
Date: 1894-1908
Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)
Material: glass (material), gold (metal), movements (clockworks), metal, enameling
GUSN: 102794
Accession Number: 1920.93
This gold watch consists of a gold face with an engraved image and an elaborately enameled case. The face depicts a shoreline with two large buildings or chateaux, their images reflected in the water below. There are two boats on the water and the near shoreline has treets and bushes visible. The h...
Material: gold (metal), enamel (fused coating), engraving (action), crystal (lead glass)
GUSN: 102795
Accession Number: 1932.226
Silver pocket watch with removable case, white watch face with black Roman numerals. Watch face has 5 holes showing metal underneath and many cracks across face, back of watch is dented inwards. Watch case is also dented inwards in the back and heavily tarnished. In watch case are 2 papers, one blue...
Date: 1786-1787
Maker: Watson, William (Watchmaker)
GUSN: 102796
Accession Number: 1954.165ab