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
GUSN: 102948
Accession Number: 2006.44.415
Tortoiseshell hair comb with pierced carved foliate decoration.
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
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.
Material: tortoise shell
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 carved and pierced top in a chrysanthemum pattern, twenty-one teeth (one detached).
Date: 1825-1840
GUSN: 103024
Accession Number: 1934.1946
Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a scrolling foliage design, eleven teeth (one broken off).
GUSN: 103025
Accession Number: 1936.563
Tortoiseshell hair comb in a lyre shaped with carved and pierced floral and foliate decoration, six teeth.
Date: 1830-1850
GUSN: 103026
Accession Number: 1937.895
Tortoiseshell back comb with crown shaped top, carved rosette and flower design, and a border of inset faux pearls, thirteen teeth.
Date: 1850-1890
GUSN: 103027
Accession Number: 1920.528
Tortoiseshell back comb with an abstract fleur de lis shaped top, ten teeth.
Date: 1830-1870
GUSN: 103028
Accession Number: 1920.530
Tortoiseshell hair comb with pierced and carved top featuring two peacocks and a floral border, thirty-five teeth.
GUSN: 103029
Accession Number: 1920.536
Horn back comb with a pierced trellis design top terminating in a crown of carved balls, eight teeth (one missing).
Date: 1860-1880
GUSN: 103030
Accession Number: 1922.183
Tortoiseshell hair comb with a carved and pierced scroll loop design at top, ten teeth.
Date: 1840-1880
GUSN: 103031
Accession Number: 1922.673.1
GUSN: 103032
Accession Number: 1922.673.2
Tortoiseshell hair comb with a pierced and carved top featuring a frieze of flowers and a abstract foliage border, forty-one teeth.
GUSN: 103033
Accession Number: 1924.178
Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a row of leaves framed by a circle border, six teeth.
GUSN: 103034
Accession Number: 1924.672
Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a linked chain design, eight teeth.
Date: 1870-1880
GUSN: 103035
Accession Number: 1928.256
Tortoiseshell hair comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a row of roundels with small pierced stars, nine teeth.
GUSN: 103036
Accession Number: 1928.936
Tortoiseshell side comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an abstract scroll of foliage design, fifty-two teeth (two missing)
GUSN: 103037
Accession Number: 1928.937
Three tortoiseshell side combs, two big one small, all feature a serpentine shaped top with a border of carved balls, all have twenty-three teeth.
GUSN: 103038
Accession Number: 1935.250a-c
Horn back comb with a serpentine shaped top, twelve teeth.
Date: 1860-1890
GUSN: 103039
Accession Number: 1930.1687
This tortoiseshell back comb is decorated with a carved and pierced top featuring a scrolled trellis design with foliage.
GUSN: 103040
Accession Number: 1931.1579
Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a double loop design, nine teeth (two missing)
GUSN: 103041
Accession Number: 1934.1225
Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced round top featuring a vine of grape bunches and leaves, eleven teeth (three missing)
GUSN: 103042
Accession Number: 1934.1226
Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a continuous loop design, eight teeth (two missing).
GUSN: 103043
Accession Number: 1934.1227
Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a twisted foliate scroll design, ten teeth.
GUSN: 103044
Accession Number: 1936.816
Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a berry and leaf design, dyed with red stripes to imitate tortoiseshell, two teeth.
GUSN: 103045
Accession Number: 1935.1037
Celluloid back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring two rows of a baluster design, eight teeth.
Date: 1870-1890
GUSN: 103046
Accession Number: 1935.1038