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Light brown, circular open work basket with a rounded bottom and a thick, overcast rim; basket may have had two handles at one time.
Apron composed of woven fibre with two neck straps that have brown tufts of fur at the ends, and a fringe composed of strips of woven fibre with brown fur and longer brown and black hair attached at the ends as well as chains of braided rings made of bamboo strips(?) and brown grass(?). There are tufts of reddish-brown fur at the top of each chain, and the apron is decorated with red, blue and white pigment.
Conical shape, woven container with small flat, oval shaped bottom, a bamboo rim and a chevron pattern on the sides. There is a circular fibre tie on the side.
Long strips of bamboo are cut from a bamboo tube and raised by small blocks of wood. An i-shaped slit is cut into the bamboo. There is a decorative tail piece. Red tassels decorate one end of the instrument.
Flute consisting of a large piece of bamboo, bound with two sets of fibre ties and two cassowary feather rings at the top, middle and bottom. The stop of the flute is a carved kneeling man facing outwards with a large, crooked beak bird standing behind him with its chest pushed out and its wings behind its back standing on a jagged board. The bird and human figure has inlaid cowrie shell eyes and are detailed with white and brown pigment. The figures, the bamboo and the fibre ties on the bamboo are covered in a black stain.
Wooden canoe prow shield in a ‘W’ shape with the outer edges lined with cassowary feathers. The shield consists of flat wood pieces mounted onto a bamboo frame. The surface is painted with yellow, orange and brown stylized geometric shapes on a white ground. In the middle is a protruding, elongated shape face with round shell inlaid projecting eyes and a long ridged nose with flaring nostrils. The mouth is open with a slightly protruding tongue. The face is painted in a similar fashion to the rest of the shield. Two bamboo sticks protrude from bottom for support.
An animal skull wrapped in plant fibre with a muzzle, harness, or carrier style.
A tray which has been woven on the bottom and attached to a square wood frame. A small handle has been woven on one side.
Necklace with a circular white shell suspended from the bottom of a long, vertical segment made of bamboo sticks of the same size tied one on top of the other horizontally. Brown woven fibre cord is affixed along the top of the rectangular bamboo segment.
Square basket with square base and round top. Zigzag weave in two shades of brown. Cording attached to flat round top of rim. Rectangular wooden piece at attaches to basket at the corners and raises the basket above the ground.