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Small decorative bull, thick at neck, with curved horns on top of the head and triangular ears pointing to the sides. Figure has round, raised spoke decorations in the centre of its forehead and on both cheeks and shoulders. Two serrated bands run sideways on its neck, and 6 rings hang from the chest. The tail curls around itself, resting on the lower back of the bull, and ends in a large tuft. The body is painted with reddish brown lines in triangles and waves, and splotches of yellow glaze cover some of the decorated areas as well as the face and spots on the torso. 2 handles are incorporated into the figure, one on the top of the head between the horns, and one on the centre back. A hole is found in the centre back behind the handle.
Silver pin used for fastening mantles. The head of the tupu is a flower, with silver leaves surrounding a white opaque glass piece in the centre. To the left and right of the opaque piece are two beads, one green and one blue, below which are two wide leaves. From the leaves hangs a hand, topped by a decorated cuff. The index finger and thumb hold a ring.
Small, round yellow-orange gourd, with intricate black carvings covering most of the exterior surface. The carvings show important aspects of the area’s natural environment and culture. At top are motifs of father sun and mother moon, surrounded by stylized architecture and mountains, and dense jungle foliage with a snake, jungle cat and bird emerging. Below is a continuous, densely carved montage of village life, with people working in fields, animals, huts and houses, and various kinds of trees. The bottom of the gourd is unmarked. Dried seeds inside the gourd serve as noise making elements.
Shaped apu stone, cubical in shape, with seven nodular points. Each point has three thin rings carved into it that have been darkened with pigment. A face is carved into one facet, with round eyes, large nose, and smiling mouth and is surrounded by short carved lines.
Rattle made of a gourd. The head of the rattle is dark brown and bulbous and has various light coloured patterns of lines and swirls carved into it. The wooden handle is wrapped with thin fibre where it meets the head, and is decorated with a long thin bone ? bead. On top of the rattle head is a feather and another smaller bone ? bead, both attached to the rattle by the same fibre as is found on the handle. The rattle contains sound making elements inside the gourd.
Rattle made of a gourd. The head of the rattle is dark brown and bulbous and has various light coloured patterns of shapes and lines carved into it. The wooden handle pierces the gourd at top and bottom, and is wrapped with orange, blue and white fibre where it meets the gourd at bottom, and with blue fibre at top. A small feather is attached to the rattle by the blue fibre at top. The rattle contains sound making elements inside the gourd.
Rattle made of a gourd. The head of the rattle is dark brown and bulbous and has various light coloured patterns of shapes, lines and swirls carved into it. The wooden handle pierces the gourd at top and bottom, and is wrapped with orange, blue and white fibre where it meets the gourd at bottom, and with blue fibre at top. A small piece of feather is attached to the rattle by the blue fibre at top. The rattle contains sound making elements inside the gourd.
Rattle made of a gourd. The head of the rattle is dark brown and bulbous and has various light coloured patterns of shapes, lines and swirls carved into it. The wooden handle pierces the gourd at top and bottom, and is wrapped with orange, blue and white fibre where it meets the gourd at bottom, and with blue fibre at top. Two small feathers are attached to the rattle by the blue fibre at top. The rattle contains sound making elements inside the gourd.
Small carved stone charm. Cylindrical (phallic) shaped with a hole running through the middle.
Round, polychrome bowl with three distinct sections. The upper section has a cream slip and dark brown rectilinear design, with both thin and thick lines. A “U” shaped ridge frames a face on each side of the bowl; with protruding noses, painted eyes, mouths, and tattoo-like rectilinear designs. One face has some loss above one eye on the bowl rim. The top and bottom borders of this section have dark brown wave-like lines around the circumference. The upper section tapers outwards towards the mid section. The mid section has an orange-brown slip with a rectilinear design made up of thin dark brown lines and thicker cream lines. The lower section is an undecorated beige colour, which constricts sharply from the broad mid section to a 6 cm flat base. The interior surface of the bowl has a red-brown slip.