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Bowl (a) with lid (b) made of heavy brass; truncated sphere shape with flat base, contracting slightly to mouth. Lid (b) is convex, downturned at rim with flat raised disc at centre top. Both are shiny inside with a slightly dull patina outside.
Carved dark brown wood shaped like elongated pear in transverse cross section. Wider end hollowed to form a bowl-like depression. Inserted vertically through narrow end is a wheel with a cleft deep cut around its perimeter, .9 cm. from each side. Wheel mounted on brass axle with brass handle projecting 4.3 cm. from one side. Traces of thread in cleft. Hole lined with white glass tube bored through from wheel to inside bowl with similar hole opposite from inside to outside of bowl. Around outside of bowl are carved dragon and cloud shapes.
White jacket with embroidery. The jacket has a round neck, wide sleeves and centre opening with brass frog closures. There are wide black borders around the neck, sleeves and centre opening. On the front, back and sleeves are butterfly motifs embroidered in black. The inside is unlined.
A pipe with a case (part b). The pipe is wooden with a bird motif (tiki), spirals, and double spirals around plain eyes, corners of the mouth, abd along the sides, and the bottom with a plain tongue protruding. A chevron pattern is along the stem up to the silver bands. The silver is engraved with flowers along the rim, and the centre of the stem. The stem is loose with the rest of the stem being of orange (resin?). The bands on the stem have the letters "ller" and three symbols: an anchor, an "s", and a lion. Underneath the symbols, there is the word "kia-ora". The end of the stem has teeth marks, mostly on the underside. The case is brown leather, made in Vienna. It has a brass frame with hinges. The inside is red valour, and has the words, 'Sterling silver mounts', and a red bird emblem with the letters 'KK' on one side.
Light brown bamboo pipe stem (a) with copper wrapping at end opposite to bowl end. Bamboo segment has string with plastic and ceramic beads, two cowrie shells, and two nuts. The end which fits into the bowl is charred black. Dark brown pipe bowl (b) of right angled stone(?) is carved in a geometric pattern. Three pieces are glued onto top of bowl. The bowl is very fragile.
Ornament in the form of a cone-shaped, hollow brass (?) cylinder with both ends open. The ornament is completely covered with one plain, coiling design.
Cross pendant with a circular shape composed of perforated shapes and a series of three-pointed protrusions surrounding a central circle with an equal sided cross. The pendant is hinged to a plated brass loop, and the chain it hangs from alternates plain and twisted wire links.
Cross pendant, silver plated, decorated with coiled metal and small raised spheres and strung on a chain with alternating plain and coiled links. Part a is the bottom portion of the cross pendant and part b is the top portion.
Cross pendant cast in brass with inscriptions on one side along the horizontal bar, a vertical diamond design, and a loop at the top. Strung on a chain of plated silver.
Bell, conical-shaped, with file marks at top where large filed loop begins. There is a raised band midway up the bell. There is a wire loop inside to hold the clapper. Both the wire holder and clapper are iron.