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Seal carved from one piece of beige and black agate with a tree, a rock, a fisherman, and a boat depicted on one side in relief and emphasized with paint (?). The seal has a rounded top, a rectangular box-shaped body and a seal surface carved with Chinese characters.
A pale amber-coloured snuff bottle (part a) carved with stylized t'ao t'ieh motifs holding rings on the shoulders. There is a stopper (part b) made of rose quartz encased in bronze with green patina, and there is a hand-shape at the end of the stick. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval within an oval that has straight ends, and has four legs.
A semi-translucent honey-coloured background snuff bottle (part a) decorated with a dark coffee-coloured rooster, and butterfly in relief. There is a stopper (part b) that is made of an orange-brown stone outlined with green. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of a scroll with a flat top, and inward curled sides.
A truncated bottle-shaped snuff bottle (part a) that is brown with streaks of red. There is a stopper (part b) that is made of orange coral (?) surrounded by turquoise-blue. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval, and has four legs.
Triangular-shaped projectile point that indents at either side of one of the edges and tapers to a wider edge. Point is slightly opaque and is creamy-orange in colour.
Standing wood female figure (ibeji) on oval base. Figure has a long trunk and arms on short stocky legs. Arms are at the sides. Has protruding stomach, breasts, and buttocks. Large head with facial features in relief of large protruding eyes having incised eyelids and eight incised notches on each cheek with three at the forehead. Tall pointed four-sided headdress with knob at top is patterned with incised lines. Recesses filled with indigo dye. Large pierced ears placed far back on the head. Earring of strung horn beads and one jasper. Arm on the right has brass bracelet with spiral incising. Two strings of dark horn beads at waist. Necklace of elongated blue beads with one red jasper bead. Incising at back of head, spine, and stomach. Carved wood piece with dark brown patina and red camwood in areas.
Standing wood male figure (ibeji) on round base. Figure has a long trunk and arms on short stocky legs. Arms are at the sides. Has protruding stomach, nipples, buttocks, and genitalia. Large head with facial features in relief of large protruding eyes having incised eyelids. Arranged on each cheek, there are seven incised notches with three at the forehead. Large pierced ears placed far back on head. Earring of strung white shell(?) beads and one jasper disc. Tall pointed four-sided headdress with knob at top is patterned with incised lines, of which the recesses are filled with indigo. Arm on the right has plain silver bracelet. Two strings of dark horn beads at waist. Necklace of blue glass(?). Incising at back of head, spine, and stomach. Carved wood piece with dark brown patina and red camwood paste in areas.
Part of a woman’s ornamental headdress (see also Ee70 a-b). The headdress (called the perak) is a long (69 cm), straight, narrow (9 cm tapering to 5.5 cm) strip, shaped like a cobra snake with a broad head and long, narrow tail, made of several layers of stiffened cotton textile or felt that is covered with red cotton textile. The head of the cobra is embellished with irregularly shaped stones that have been stitched to the surface (thirty-three pieces of turquoise and green malachite, along with four pieces of agate, two of which are surrounded by rings of turquoise inlay), and two silver kagu or amulets. The body and tail of the cobra are embellished with three long, vertical rows of white cowrie shells, and there is a small brass bell at the tip of the tail. Permanently hand stitched to the left side of the tail of the perak is a rectangular piece (9.8 cm x 33 cm) of similar design, called the chuti. It is embellished with nine vertical rows of coral beads, accented with lapis and jet beads; at the top of the chuti, there is a rectangular amulet with turquoise inlay and gold leaf. An oval shaped piece of agate in a silver setting is at the base of the chuti. On the underside of the headdress, at about the middle of the tail of the perak, a strip of metallic silver mesh, reinforced by stiff cotton textile, is affixed; there is a small silver hook at one end of the mesh strip and a small brass hook at the other end. (Image shows Ee70 a-b -Ee71.)
A cylindrical brown mineral and bone hook decorated with hair tassels near the barb. Has an attached string line.
A snuff bottle (part a) that has a flattened circular shape with masses of dot-like patterns in ivory on a transparent beige agate background. There is a stopper (part b) made of orange coral encased in brass. The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an oval within slight arches that have square ends, and has four legs.