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Human figure (a) with protruding ears standing on oval base. A shield is pegged to the figure's left hand and a spear (b) is held in the figure's right hand. The shield is decorated on the outer surface with five chevrons in black and two bands of carved zigzag motif near top and bottom.
Mwana pwo dance mask with long reed-like hair. The female face is carved of a single piece of wood; the facial features protrude. The eyes are almost closed, with thin slits; the surrounding eye area is emphasized. The nose is small with a thin bridge, the mouth also small and contains small carved teeth. Facial scarring is indicated under the eyes and across the cheeks. The forehead is decorated in incised motifs and line patterns. Ears a small, each with a large hole in the lobe. Attached to the wood face panel is a thick netting of grass that covers the back of the head, with a braid encircling the chin. Attached to the net by long twists of grass are cut pieces of hollow bamboo reeds, strung on to hang like hair.
Mask made of mud-covered fibre, decorated with pigment. The face is wide, with a protruding nose, a brow emphasized with a cord of fibre, and holes cut for the mouth and eyes. The face is decorated with lines of red and off-white pigment. Hide with fur attached to the mask by plant fibre, covers the top of the head and outlines the edge of the face. The interior of the mask has a support structure made of curved wooden rods tied together with fibre, supporting the mud and fibre front of the mask. Four pieces of furred hide hang down from the top rear of the mask.
Conical, coiled basket of false emboidery with splint foundation, watch-spring base construction, and bifurcated stitches. Main design that consists of two horizontal rows of downward pointing, light yellow-brown triangles edged with dark brown on a brown background and bordered by dark brown. The triangles alternate in such a way that the downward points of the larger, upper row of triangles connect to the upper corners of the lower, smaller row of triangles. The inside of the basket reflects the same pattern from the outside but has the appearance of four brown petals with a larger brown petal above in between. The double rim is brown.
Ornament made from a band of metal bent into a c shape with the ends folded back on the outside with a serrated edge. The ornament is one half copper and one half iron, meeting horizontally along the middle, and it is incised with a geometric design featuring cross-hatched elongated almond shapes at the centre and scallop shapes at the edges.
Set of needles (parts a to c). Part a is a long needle with two curled metal pieces on the end. Part b is a long needle with a wide end that tapers to a point. Part c is a long needle with a small loop on the end.
Wooden dagger, or knife. Handle consists of geometric forms. Blade edge is triangular in shape. Handle is of geometric forms.
Models of three chairs (parts a, c, and e) and two stools (parts b and d). Dark dots, lines, and triangles designs on models.
Spherical gourd container with a circular opening in the top. Band of incised decoration goes around below rim; designs are of an insect, a tree, and a snake. The words, "ONGANJAYO - KUNYUILA OVAVA 17/6/47," are also in the band of decoration.
Flat, oval woven mat, or tray, made in a coiled technique. Four areas of dark brown decoration. Each area consists of a V-shape opening toward the edge and a second V-shape inside the first creating a closed diamond shape. There are small decorations around the edge in dark brown.