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Woven bag. The front is adorned with four horizontal stripes consisting of two tightly plaited cords above and below a bar of tan fibre which is woven into ‘v’ shapes. Light grey and brown feathers, some with black tips, drape down, tied with bast string holding coix seeds in diagonal crosses, followed by threads of coix and abrus seeds and cut sections of cassowary quill. More feathers and seeds are inside the bag. The strap is a loose braid of tighter braids of fibre, with two large knots in the middle. The ends of the strap are attached to the back with a knot near the top and continue down the back approximately 20 cm, woven intermittently into the body. A piece of cloth has been attached to the front with ‘Yasiu’ written in ink.
Dagger carved from a cassowary leg bone with cassowary feathers and seed ornaments. One end of the bone is sharpened into a triangular point. The other end of the bone has a woven plant fibre cover from which hang seven ornaments held in place by woven thread. Each ornament is made of two hollowed red seeds and a long black hollow tube inserted between the seeds. The other ornament is made with one white and brown plastic bead instead of a red seed. Black and brown cassowary feathers are wrapped tightly with the remaining thread at the end of each ornament.
Carved dark wood figure, painted with yellow, reddish orange, grayish white and brown pigments, with elongated mask-like face that has spiral shell eyes and wild pig teeth with hanging feathers protruding from its nostrils and spines down its back. On top of the head is an elaborate pointed headdress with mask at front and back, on the shoulders are painted masks, and around the face is a fringe of cassowary feathers imbedded, along with an assortment of small shells, into a base of brown clay. Climbing up the figure's legs from the mounded base with decorative bands of circles is a small alligator.
Headdress made of cassowary feathers and plastic bags. The ends of the bundled long feathers, tightly wrapped with strips of black, white, green or pink plastic bags are bound together into a flat band with double braids of a variety of rope pieces that join together at the sides and continue as long braided ties, with more plastic strips intertwined. Most of the feathers (dark and some light) stick upwards from the main section of the band while light ones hang downwards from each end.
Carved and painted female figure with bird head and wings is seated on a two-legged stool. She wears a grass skirt and ropes around her ankles, wrists and neck, the last having a single shell attached. The beige bird head has painted decoration in red and black, Cowrie shell eyes and, at the top, a ridge of cassowary feathers tufting out from a clay base studded with tiny shells.
Large wooden figure sitting upon a stool. The light green head has a row of black feathers surrounded by four rows of small shells. There are cowrie shells as eyes, painted concentric designs and a long pointed beak. The brown body has pointed breasts and small wings. Tied around the neck is a large cowrie shell. Tied around the waist is a grass skirt. A cord is knotted around both wrists and ankles.
Headdress with multiple cassowary feathers attached on two sides of the circular base. This leaves two segments of the circular band that do not have feathers attached, and the band is tightly wrapped with a plant material all around.
Feather headdress of long, thin, brown and black feathers Tied in groups of three at the base with string.
Geometric and stylized designs are carved into the bone which tapers to a sharp point. There is a carved face with big eyes, a wide nose, and a mouth. There is a hole at the top of each side.
Headdress made of a woven fibre dome covered in brown and black cassowary feathers.