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Ear ornaments, consisting of two wooden sticks (36 cm) bound with fibre, the lower 26 cm covered with red feathers. Four pains of brown tipped yellow feathers at the tip, and along the sides. Feathers between 6 and 10 cm long. Top 10 cm of stick decorated with shell disks tied onto fibre. Fibre with shells continues for approximately 55 cm, joining the two sticks.
Ear decorations. Two lengths of bamboo with two types of feathers and tufts of fur sticking out one end. Decorations are strung together with corded plant fibre. The bamboo has burnt etching in geometric patterns down the barrel.
Wooden mouth harp. Hollowed-out semi-cylindrical harp tapers to a point at one end. Instrument is cut into three segments from 3.5 cm in from widest end, down to the point. A corded segment of plant fibre strings three red and brown feathers.
Near circle of 18 boar's teeth, bound together with fibre through a hole bored at the gum end. Layer of printed paper over the fibre binding, then layer of thick dark red substance with a layer of clear yellow adhesive over. Impressed into the dark red substance and adhesive are a semi-circle of red seeds (1.5 x 1 cm), surrounded by white shells (0.8 x 0.5 cm). The tips of the teeth opposite the decorated section also have holes bored. Reverse is undecorated. Wooden bar wrapped in plant fibre on reverse, 5 cm from bottom of decorated edge.
Five rings of coconut shell, 9.5 cm in diameter. Ten nutshells, each with a slit cut out, bound together with fibre through a hole bored opposite the slit. Nutshells are bound to one ring of coconut shell with the same fibre and to the others with synthetic ? fibre.
Long flat wooden bullroarer, tapering at ends, with orange and white stripes painted horizontally on both sides. A hole and notch are carved into one end in which a long string of corded fibre is wound. An excess of corded fibre is wound together into loops.
Single piece of black palm wood, tapered at both ends. One tip painted pink-red, with faint remains of pink-red and white stripes at sides. Band of feathers attached to fibre around centre. Feathers are brown and red, with one yellow-white and one blue. Diagonal cuts painted pink-red and white by feather band. Band of fringed grass fibre further up. Two holes bored at one end with plant fibre tied through - both bundles painted pink-red at tips with feathers tied to the ends. Notches scored in wood a top sides.
The object is a woven necklace. The top part consists of a chain of connected circles. From the mid-point of the chain, there is a single, woven strand. On this string, there are 7 pieces of wood (bamboo?) alternating with 6 chains of connected circles made of fibre. At the end of one of these chains, there is a nut casing attached via a fibre string. Also on the single strand, there is a dark brown fibre attached and knotted.
Brown-black wood piece that has a handle carved in a spiral design. Spiral design is consisting of three interconnected spiral curls along the 'back side' with a circle in between and having the main part of the handle which has a larger spiral curl curve underneath the three interconnected ones. In the middle, there is a three-prong v-shape. At the top, there is a fish-like design with a spiral curled tail. Designs emphasized with lime. 'Blade' tapers to a flat rounded point and is perpendicular to the handle.
Bamboo arrow with pointed tip and geometric design carved into the bamboo near the tip. The design is accented with orange-red, white and brown pigment. The end of the arrow is notched and has thin strands of fibre wrapped around it. Fibre wrapped around the shaft, approximately one third of the way along the length from the tip.