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Ceramic bowl with gourd markings on surface. Shiny inclusions in the clay. Veritcal impressions along the inner edge of the rim. The clay is a light red-brown with swirls of a brighter red clay throughout.
Ceramic figure of a female storyteller. She is depicted lying on her stomach, hands on either side of her head, legs elevated, and with ten children on her back. All figures are beige. She has a smooth circular face, large nose and round open mouth; eyes and nostrils done in black, mouth is dark orange. Short black hair, done in relief, wraps around top and sides of head. She is wearing flat shoes, short-sleeved dress and long necklace; shoes and necklace done in dark orange, dress is black with orange geometric motifs. There is a tied bow on her chest, and a wide belt wrapped around her waist. Nine of the children are lying on the storyteller's back, one is straddling the back of her neck. All of their hair is black, facial features a mix of black and dark orange. Their eyes are horizontal lines, noses are dots, and mouths are closed. The children are wearing pants and an assortment of short-sleeved and buttoned shirts. A majority of them have their arms crossed across their stomachs, others have their hands raised to their faces. All have black shoes and beige outfits; outfits are highlighted with dark orange. Artist signature painted on belly of storyteller, underneath belt.
Light orange wedding vase with two spouts; spouts joined along back edges with a curved handle. Shoulder of vase rounds out into a bulbous body; tapers slightly into a circular base. Identical motifs painted on front and back; done in dark grey and dark red. Designs consist of curved bands with pointed and curled ends. Bands are divided into rectangles and squares; geometric, curved, and linear designs throughout sections of bands. Dark grey tips of outer band extend onto one spout; separate three-pointed band painted on opposite spout, done in dark red and trimmed with dark grey. Artist signature on base.
Chambri Lakes initiation spear. Top, flat triangular crocodile-like head, with carved and painted semi-circular eyes and a black circle on snout. Plaited twine tied with a loop. Next section is ornately carved with six flowers, with a horn-shape extending from each flower. In between each pair of flowers appears a half flower, with horn-shape extending out into crosshatched fishtail end. Next section uncarved, light brown, with black bands on top and bottom ends, and small tapered carved sections. Next section ornately carved, two flowers, with concentric semicircles extending out. Thin handle wrapped with plaited red-brown twine. Lower section has ancestral face with five barbed pieces, four of which are ornately carved. The base of which is a smooth black.
Doll, in standing position, with a walrus tusk head. Eyes, eyebrows, and frowning mouth are incised; nose carved in relief. Incised elements coloured with black and red pigment(?). Figure is wearing reindeer fur clothing, consisting of long hooded parka and tall boots. Parka has grey-white bands running down chest, and along bottom edge. White fur belt wrapped around waist with brown trim along bottom edge; brown fur and red fibre fringe hanging along bottom edge of belt. Bands identical to belt wrapped around upper arms; green stripe decoration through centre. Fur and red fibre fringe also hanging from back of hood. Boots are white with red stitches along soles; beaded fur pompoms attached to knee of right boot. Doll has no hands.
Kachina figure, carved and painted. Small standing figure on small mound-like base. Figure wears long cape, headdress, long tunic, belt, black leggings and red boots. The headdress has many components – coral, two black horizontal lines, three turquoise horizontal bands, three black feathers with red bands, tie in the back. The figure’s hands rest at the belt on their waist. Written on base, '“Takush Mana” by Rick James'.
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.
Small round 'seed' pot. Small vessel with rounded shoulder that tapers in to a rounded bottom. There is a small hole at top, centre. Zoomorphic and anthropomorphic designs all over in bold brown-black and dark red-brown on a light off-white background.
Bronze antelope. Stands on four long, straight legs. It has a long, pointed tail that hangs between the hind legs. Raised concentric circles covering the long cylindrical body in rows. Long, narrow face with raised concentric circles for eyes, tall curled horns, and thin ears pointed back and out to sides.
Large round pot with a wide circular opening and tall lip. Shoulder curves out sharply before gently tapering to a small circular base. Exterior of pot is painted solid white and decorated with six bands of varying widths. Lip is decorated with two bands, trimmed with white borders, that are made up of squares. Squares are filled with an assortment of geometric motifs; done in white, black and dark red. Middle of pot is decorated with a wide band filled with an alternating design of irregular shapes; top edge is bordered with semi-circles, bottom has a plain border. Shapes alternate between design and the edge they extend from. Shape extending from top edge has a square-like top, circular middle and tiered rectangles, with rounded tips, on bottom. Stair-like design frames the tiered rectangles. Shape extending from the bottom edge is a rectangle with a rounded top; bent arrows protrude from either side. Three tiered rectangles frame the bottom of the shape. Both irregular shapes are filled with geometric motifs; done in dark red, black and white. Large insects are painted in between the shapes. Three bands decorate bottom third of pot. Top two are similar to bands around lip; third is filled with white arches, with the negative space painted black. Interior of pot is lightly painted white to the midpoint; bottom half is natural clay. Artist signature painted along edge of base.