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Horizontally rectangular woodblock print of a rectangular mass of fish, filling most of the frame and pointing in several directions, in black ink on handmade banana fibre paper. "Ralph Ako Spirit of Solomon 2010 43/80" written in pencil below image.
Bilaterally symmetrical design, abstract. Has natural concentric circular lines. Both short ends are naturally rounded. Both long sides have three protrusions, the outer ones of which are rounded and circular. Middle has an open work design that consists of a central circle with a sideways u form that has extensions at either end.
Flat, black oval shape with designs on both sides filled with white clay colour. One side has a design that consists of curled u-shaped scrolls. The other side has a design that consists of tapering ovals, z's, geometric shapes, and zig zags surrounded by inward curling scrolls at either end.
Standing female figure. Features are carved. Has tapering oval inlaid eyes, a nose, a closed red mouth, and a white line around the face that goes around above the eyes and angles downward near either cheek side. Hair is white in a grooved and upraised square pattern. Body is black. Armbands around the biceps consist of seventeen white bands below the wider red wood band. Belt is cream-coloured with red along the top. Ear ornaments are circular white hoops that have a black ridge around the middle. Anklets and bracelets are in white and red. Wood necklace is carved with five red bands and three white 'beaded' sections . Also has a deep pink-red beaded necklace with wiring. Has galvanized iron handle at the back.
Standing male figure (part a) with arms bent upward at the waist. Has tapering oval inlaid eyes, a nose, a closed mouth, and a white line around the face that goes around above the eyes and angles downward near either cheek side. Hair is white in a grooved and upraised lozenge pattern. Body is black. Fibre bands are wrapped around the biceps that consist of eight horizontal white bands below the wider red wood band around the upper portion that has a vertical zigzag pattern. Large necklace around the neck consists of a white circular loop with three rectangular pendants below, the left one of which has white, red, and blue beads and red fibre coiled around the top. Wears a white waist belt and leg bands just below the knees. Left hand holds a shield (part b) and right hand holds an axe (part c). The shield is made of light yellow wood that is pointed at both ends and painted with a black design at either end. The smaller end has a face(?) with oval grey eyes surrounded by three emanating horizontal black lines with a long nose that extends downward into a w-shaped mouth. The larger end has a horizontal black band that has nine plain boxes within and from which, a black line that is interrupted by a square hole and that extends downward toward the tip end along the centre into a w-shape. Fibre is attached at the back of the shield. The wooden axe has a slighty convex, curving red-brown shaft that tapers to a point and has a black arched blade at the other end with an upward pointing triangular feature just above the handle end.
Short, cylindrical stick with a rounded bottom and a sea horse-shaped finial carved at the top. Dark brown wood.
A white shell that has brown spots on one side. Has the shape of an elongated lance point with two side-by-side holes at the point while the other end tapers to a small straight edge. Fibre is looped through the holes. There is a notch on one side of the end that tapers to a small straight edge.
A concave pearl-like shell that has the shape of an elongated point with three notches at the other end, creating a fluke-tail-like shape.
A rounded heart shape with a two fluke-like projections finial around the top that has a triangular hole cut through the middle.
A flat stylized frigate bird carved in shell. There is a hole pierced through at the top centre.