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Blue skirt with pattern that is worn with a blouse (K4.183 a). It has a thin yellow waistband and tightly gathered back. The pattern repeats a white ovoid edged in red with a bouquet of flowers and single dark blue flowers. There are four white lines of stitching through the centre. The inner lining is yellow cotton with a red and blue ball pattern which covers only the lower part.
Blue blouse with pattern that is worn with a skirt (K4.183 b). It has a round neck, stitched upper yoke and full lower part. The sleeves are long and cuffed. The pattern repeats a white ovoid edged in red with a bouquet of flowers and single dark blue flowers. The inside is unlined.
Sheathed knife, oval in cross-section, with a wooden handle and sheath. Knife (a) blade is straight then tapers to a point with a ridge down its centre. The handle sides curve with carved bands of diamonds on one side and then taper to a small neck where it is tied with fibre before its fluted end. Sheath (b) is two pieces of wood lashed together with fine coated fibre at neck before fluted end. Wedge shaped projection at other end has a hole through from side to side. Zigzag carved line in central band. Two-tone wood.
Elliptical dark brown wooden bowl (part a) and lid (part b). The lid only fits partially over the sides of the bowl and has three plain, geometric-shaped ducks in a line lengthwise across top. Each is quite angled and abstract and the ends of the tail are incised. The heads and necks of the birds at the front and back are missing. The bowl has small, circular base, the sides flare gradually to a slight shoulder with a rectangular raised area at one end and the lip is angled on the inside. On the rim at each side is a row of incised triangles with the points facing inwards.
Wooden bowl (part b) with curved shoulder narrowing to straight upright upper opening. Around the upper portion of the bowl, there is a horizontal band of incised rectangular shapes that have alternating spaces filled with horizontal lines. The exterior is stained, and the interior is partly stained. There are two crosses incised opposite to damaged area of the rim. There is a seven digit number incised at the base of the bowl. The convex lid (part a) has an inverted v-shaped handle, all carved from one piece of wood. The overhanging rim covers the bowl. Small white label with '3 (b)' written on it.
Light brown grass mat covered with stripes of consecutive triangles woven in dark fibre. One central stripe of adjoining diamond shapes.
Square shaped cotton textile consisting of orange and silver victory torches on a yellow map detailing the provinces of Zambia. Under and written in red is ‘Zambia, Kwacha’. The pattern repeats.
Rectangular shaped cotton textile with a large central orange circle encompassed within rings of cream and black. The central rectangular pattern consists of small black flowers on a cream ground with small, orange triangular protrusions from the corners. The central motif is bordered with an orange floral design alternating with black geometric shapes. There is a small central rectangular box of writing.