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Small gold weight of a bird with its elongated neck curved so that its beak touches its back, just above the raised tail feathers. The eyes and wings are concentric circles. The upward angled tail has small notches along the end. The bird stands on a square stepped pedestal, with triangular notches at the centre of each side of the bottom two steps.
Small gold weight of a pair of birds facing one another, with their beaks side by side. The birds both have combs on their heads, four raised dotted lines around their bodies, and flat triangular tails marked with cross-hatched lines. They rest on a shared perch that is mounted on a single post at centre, which attaches to a stepped square pedestal.
Pair of leather and rubber sandals with ankle and toe loop straps; straps threaded through cuts in insoles and nailed down. Soles are flat, rounded at toes and heels; “X”’s incised along edges of rounded sections of insoles. Straps are beige leather and have patterned bands across surfaces. Patterns consist of: triangles and zigzags, thin and thick stripes, checkered bands, and diagonal stripes. Designs done in dark blue, gold, white, dark red, and green.
Clay carving representing the Asantehene, on a rectangular base. Figure has a triangular face, prominent brows, oval-shaped eyes, wide nose, and thin incised mouth. He has semi-circular eyes protruding from his head, and is wearing a circular headdress with triangles on either sides; dots incised in rows across headdress. Male figure is depicted sitting on a high-backed chair, with a long cloth wrapped around him; cloth drapes over left shoulder, leaving right arm exposed. Cloth is decorated with long bands filled with dots. He has a wide strap across his right shoulder, decorated with stripes; large bracelet on his right wrist, decorated with incised diagonal lines. Bottom of carving is undecorated.
Clay mortar, or bowl (part a), with a wooden pestle (part b). The bowl's inside surface is black and covered in a linear pattern: two crossed lines, with numerous concentric connecting lines running between the crossed lines. The clay has a dark stain over the upper surface and edge. The underside is unglazed or stained; the clay appears as a mottled pattern in brown and black. The pestle is hourglass shaped and made of plain light brown wood. There are two incised lines around the centre. (Note: one section at the rim of the bowl was broken and repaired.)
Dark bronze figure of a small standing bird. The feet of the bird are attached to a square pedestal style base; the body has an indented ridge down the back. The base is smooth.
Dark bronze figure of a bird and snake. The snake is coiled in a circle with its head attached to the belly of the bird. The bird is standing, with its beak pointed down over the snake's body. The bird is carved with linear design elements; the snake has diagonal lines along the body, round eyes and a triangular head.
Dark bronze rectangular metal box with a separate lid (part b). The top of the lid is covered in designs, with a border of short straight lines all the way around, pointed outward and a grid pattern of of twelve swirls inside the border, two wide by six long. The box itself is undecorated. (There is a very small hole in one corner of the base.)
Dark bronze figure of a standing bird. The feet of the bird are attached to a square base; the body has linear marks for the wings and a long beak. The base has a small projection sticking out that makes it not quite flat.
Carved mask with three areas of zigzag designs at each temple and upper forehead. Deep eye sockets with protruding eyes, each angled upwards from centre. Under each eye are two drilled holes, with a thin, twisted string threaded through and tied at back. The bulbous forehead has a circlular protuberance at the centre, above two concave brow ridges; linear pattern on each cheek. Vertical lines extend down nose to small circular mouth. Carved, triple-turn infinity design on chin.