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Circular brass weight with rounded interior and exterior sides; top and bottom are flat. Exterior has two channels moulded along its length, forming a pointed ridge that runs through the centre.
Circular brass weight with rounded interior and exterior sides; top and bottom are flat. Exterior has two channels moulded along its length, forming a pointed ridge that runs through the centre.
Brass weight consisting of a tube with a curved rectangle outline protruding from the top edge. Rectangle has an "X" shape in the centre, forming four triangle cutouts. Front and back of rectangle and "X" have oval motifs carved in relief; ovals form knot-like designs. The top corners of the rectangle flare outward slightly; tips are rounded.
Snuff mortar (part a) and pestle (part b) made of wood. Mortar has a cylinder-like body with an oval-shaped opening and base. It flares out at the bottom; area is marked with an incised line. Tied around the mortar is a long braided cord of plant fibre; used to hold pestle to mortar. The pestle is a thin rod with a natural curve at the base.
Dance skirt consisting of a blue beaded waistband with strands of segmented reeds(?) and braided plant fibre extending from the bottom edge. Braided plant fibre loops extend from either end of the waistband; long cord protrudes from right side, for securing. Groupings of large, hollow and triangular shaped seeds are strung through the bottoms of the strands; groups are of two and three.
Semi-circular ankle dance rattle made of a braided plant fibre band; secures at the back with a tie. Strands of large, hollow and triangular shaped seeds, with rounded sides, are attached in rows across the entire length. Each strand in the top two rows have two seeds strung through them; three seeds on strands in bottom row.
Seven brass leopard teeth on a braided plant fibre cord. Ends of cord knotted twice. Teeth have diagonal lines incised along the sides.
Snuff mortar made of wood with a shallow well. The body is cylindrical in shape. It tapers slightly towards bottom, before flaring out again; base is slightly rounded. Two grooves carved around area that tapers; space between grooves bulges outward. Hole drilled into centre of base.
Brass oval-shaped bracelet with small opening at back. Top and bottom sides are flat; interior and exterior are rounded. Exterior has three channels moulded along its length, creating two sharp ridges along sides. Triangles are imprinted around bracelet ends and front centre, along the top and bottom edges of the top and bottom channels, forming a diamond motif along the centre channel.