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Two figures representing a man and a woman standing on a wooden base. The man is wearing a pleated brimmed hat, a sleeveless loose tunic, and knee-length pants. He is sitting on a small cylindrical stool, holding between his legs a conical one-headed drum with striated sides. His arms are bending, and his fingers are resting on the edge of the drumhead. The woman is wearing a large softly draped hat, and a knee-length dress with elbow-length sleeves. She is standing with her feet slightly apart, and her arms slightly bent. She is bending forward as if bowing from the waist. Hats, dress, shirt, drumhead, and stool are light yellow-brown. Skin and drum body are dark brown.
Figure representing a sitting person on a cylindrical stool wearing a soft pointed hat, a sleeveless shirt, and knee-length trousers. Holding, in the figure's left hand, the outer edge of a conically shaped basket, and in the figure's right hand, one of two leaves attached to the edge of the basket. Head and limbs are dark brown. Clothing, basket, and stool are light yellow-brown. The base is light brown wood.
Two figures representing people tying up vines. One figure is wearing a sleeveless shirt and knee-length trousers. Second figure is wearing a short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers. Both are wearing soft pointed hats. The figures are wrapping the vines around three stakes on mounds which are covered by variegated thorn shavings along the base. Rope, heads, and limbs are dark brown. Hats are light red-brown. Clothing and stakes are light yellow-brown.
A representation of a sitting chief wearing an ankle length robe and a crown-like pointed hat while holding a rolled up sheet. An attendant wearing a short-sleeved shirt and knee-length trousers is standing behind the chief holding an umbrella. The umbrella head, arms, and legs are dark brown. Sheath is light red-brown. Clothes and umbrella stand are light yellow-brown. The base is light brown wood.
Hourglass-shaped wooden drum with a leather head at each end. Laced from top to bottom with leather and tied in the middle with a leather thong. Ends of drum are circled by leather thongs. Handle is attached to base of drum with leather. One side of handle is covered with ticking while the other side is with raffia-like material and edged in leather.
Red ceramic pipe bowl (part a) that is bulbous and flared in shape and is embellished with markings. Part b is a light wooden stem that has burned rings and crosshatched triangular around the outside. Attached to the stem is a long thin metal mouthpiece.
Pipe with metal mouth piece fitted on a wooden stem. Stem is wrapped at the top and middle with strip of plastic twine. Ceramic bowl partly covered in hide and plastic strips and curls around. Hide on bowl is embellished with circle and line incised designs.
Flat, rectangular piece of carved wood with an arrow shaped point protruding from one end. Incised circles and crosses irregularly are placed overall. Some white residue.
Ifa divination wand. Cylindrical piece of darkened ivory, possibly stained. Piece tapers to a point at one end, while the other end is flat. there are four sets of four incised rings, each on the thick end.
Ifa divination tray. Round wooden tray with encircling border of a carved face with an intertwining circular pattern on either side, interspersed with a geometric design. One side and the centre are worn. Underside has a plain border with indented centre and finger hole.