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Carved wooden mask, oval in shape with pointed ends. The face has an elongated forehead, an exaggerated brow, a protruding nose with stretched septum that holds a decorated plug. The mouth is small, open and protrudes slightly. The cheeks are incised with a spiral tattoo design while the top of the forehead is engraved with a triangular, geometric pattern. There are two boar tusks joined together with twine that runs through the nose and sits near the corners of the mouth. Small bands of small and large, disc shaped shells decorate each side. The mask is painted with dark orange pigment while the eyes are painted white with black sockets.
The tip is coiled with yellow-brown plant fibre, below which, there are the following: six sets of four small barbs; three sets of four increasingly longer barbs; and six sets of four small barbs. The point is decorated with a red and yellow grass sleeve with a horizontal zig zag pattern, a carved band that is emphasized with white and that consists of two figures (each of which has circular eyes and a u-shaped nose with double u's underneath), and a fibre tuft. Below, there is another red and yellow grass sleeve that has a similar pattern as the one above but which is more compressed in its design. Bright red and yellow plant fibre coiling are at either ends of the grass sleeve. The red-brown wood shaft is plain and tapers at the end.
Rectangular, woven grass band made of two panels woven together done the middle. The design consists of a tightly woven central section with an open-woven lozenge pattern and fringe on the ends.
Long cylindrical black shells and small circular white shells arranged alternately. There are fourteen strands strung on a twisted string and connected to fabric tape.
Closed band of bark with plain, grey shells attached by twisted, fibre string.
Carved wood drum with an hour glass shape. The sides have two bands of geometric design carved in relief. The bottom section is cut in the form of two triangles and is carved in shallow relief with a stylized design around a central head. The engravings are decorated with white pigment. There is a rectangular shaped handle on the side. Skin drum head bound with split, braided bamboo.
Lime spatula made of dark wood with an elongated flat blade that has a rounded tip and a tapering neck. The handle is formed by a seated figure sitting on a flat rectangular segment. The figure's arms and legs, as well as the rectangular segment are incised with a scrolling design that has been filled in with lime.
A wide white rounded circular shell piece that curls around, creating a bracelet-like effect. The outside of the inner end has brown spots.