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Ceramic model of a cooking pot with a rounded bottom, a lip that juts out slightly, and an indented band just below the lip with an incised geometric pattern. Black finish that fades to brown on outside at bottom.
Ceramic corn porridge bowl with rounded bottom and sides that curve up and inwards at the lip. Incised band of cross-hatching just below lip on outside, and overall dark brown finish.
Spherical red-brown jug with rounded bottom; cylindrical spout rises vertically from the top with a handle that arches from it to the side of the jug. Jug is painted with circular and cross-hatched geometric designs in dark brown and dark red-brown.
Pair of fish-shaped chopstick rests glazed with yellow overall and green on each fish's side. The fish are lying on their sides with their dorsal fins and tails raised upwards.
Flat round pendant with a cutout heart and a cutout Latin cross within the heart. Engraving on the pendant includes cones and pine needles. Zigzag engraving around the edge. There are two necklace holders at the top of the pendant. Necklace strung with blue and white beads. Maker’s mark on pendant.
Round bead-like clay tool with diagonal incising around the perimeter. Wide opening in the centre. Flattened around the rim of the opening.
A large red and brown ceramic bowl with a rounded bottom. The wide rim is decorated with nine sections of equally spaced multiple diagonal rows of grooved dots (between ten to fourteen rows each). "NASAMA" is inscribed underneath the rim on the inside of the bowl.
Sword-shaped light brown wood club. The sword-shaped section has an arrow point-like shape with a ridge along the middle of each side and cross-sectionally across the mid-point, all of which are decorated with rows of white notches and triangles. There is a quadrangular cross-guard-like feature in the middle. The cylindrical handle flattens and bulges outward at an angle toward the top where it is decorated with a vertical row of notches. The handle end is carved to a slight point.
Standing wood figures (ibeji). Two male figures, with the one (part a) slightly smaller than the second (part b). Both have black hair indicated by incised line patterns. Each figure has incised tribal marks, four of which are vertical at the top middle of the forehead with another three vertical on the cheeks. Part a has four more, while part b has five more tribal marks vertical along the sides of the face extending at a diagonal angle downward along the middle bottom of the face. More tribal marks radiate from and point downward from the naval. There are also vertical tribal marks on the chest. Extended arms have hands touching thighs. The legs of each figure are very short in relation to body and the feet are fairly large. The first figure (part a) has a necklace of long red, white, and blue cylindrical beads with smaller beads of a similar kind around its waist, right wrist, and both ankles. The second figure (part b) has two strings of tiny brown beads around its waist with anklets of a similar kind to the first figure (part a). Each stands on circular pedestal.
Part a: doll-shaped with blue glazed detail of kimono and face. Part b: pillow form-shaped (somewhat cylindrical centre that joins two trapezoidal-shaped ends. Part c: brown fish on its side with its tail angled slightly upwards. Part d: clear glazed leaf shape with slightly concave top surface and blue mark. Part e: light blue boat with brown glaze at the prow and on the peak of its roof. Part f: paper crane-shaped with mostly clear glaze, black tail tip and eyes, as well as a reddish-brown oval on top of head. Part g: pillow form shape (rectangular with a foot at each short end, and a curved top surface) with brown-red ends and gold horse on curved top. Part h: grey slug ? on two blades of green and yellow grass and one blade of the grass is bent. Part i: squash-shaped, mostly dark yellow glaze with stem end in green with black swirl pattern and clear glaze with brown-red cross-hatch pattern. Part j: light green pea pod, open with peas displayed. Part k: pillow form shape (rectangular with arched ends and a scooping centre) with blue cross-hatch pattern that surrounds a landscape scene. Part l: a larger half-shell with blue exterior and white interoir, and a smaller full clamshell with a blue, green and brown colouring to its shell. Part m: clear glazed banner? with a partial barrel-shaped segment that has a wood grain pattern, a short protrusion on one side of the barrel shape, and a long protrusion on the other side. Part n: light brown squid with black eyes. Part o: two light brown and green pinecones that meet at their stems. Part p: a light green bird with simplified features and several lines that indicate feathers on wings. Part q: dark brown face with two lobes above large round eyes, and a somewhat pointed chin attached to a curving arm that has a rounded end.