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Miniature buff-yellow clay jug with one handle and black designs. Jug made from fine-grained, hard-fired clay with a yellowish-white slip over entire surface. The squat broad body sits on a low ring foot. The shoulders slope in sharply at the mid-point to a narrow with a handle ridge. The rim is everted. The vertical handle is attached at the ridge and shoulder. The designs are painted with a gray-black matte paint. The designs consist of a ring of triangles on the rim and three horizontal bands, two straight and one wavy, on the neck. There is a frieze of concentric circle ornaments on upper half of body below which is a group of horizontal bands. There is a band just below the shoulders on the lower body.
Small clay jug made of light buff, fine-grained, hard-fired clay with a grey-black, thick, matt slip over entire surface. Low ring foot with an oval shaped, vertically-grooved body and a narrow neck. On top is a trefoil mouth and vertical handle from rim to shoulder. Broken and repaired. Pieces missing from side.
Tumbuan body mask/costume. A tall conical fibre, woven mask with two faces. At the top is a bird-like face crowned with cuscus fur and cassowary feathers; it has a long, protruding beak with a large feathered tassel at the end. At the centre of the body is a black human head made of clay with inlaid shell eyes and decoration; the top has human hair and feathers. Above are open eyeholes for the wearer, on the sides are armholes. The mask is of woven rattan over a bamboo frame, painted with red and white stripes and other detailing.
Figure depicting a priestess made of light brown grainy clay with white limestone particles and dark grits, giving the surface a speckled appearance, and fine fold mica. The figure is covered in white slip with red and black thin, matt paint. The figure has a cylindrical body and is dressed with hieratic garments and necklaces with a wreath on her head. She holds her right arm across her chest with her right hand cupping the bottom of the longer necklace. A wig-like coiffure lies on each shoulder. Painted with broad red bands across the chest, black on the sleeves and wreath, and black outlines around the eyes.
Red ceramic pipe bowl (part a) that is bulbous and flared in shape and is embellished with markings. Part b is a light wooden stem that has burned rings and crosshatched triangular around the outside. Attached to the stem is a long thin metal mouthpiece.
Pipe with metal mouth piece fitted on a wooden stem. Stem is wrapped at the top and middle with strip of plastic twine. Ceramic bowl partly covered in hide and plastic strips and curls around. Hide on bowl is embellished with circle and line incised designs.
Bowl made of Light orange clay, fine-grained with a very large amount of medium-sized flakes of gold mica. Dark red, thick and fairly glossy glaze, but badly worn. Low ring foot, straight flaring walls end in plain slightly thickened rim.
Bird-shaped askos or vase consisting of brown clay with a cream slip. Fine-grained clay with small white limestone grits, a few dark grits and a small amount of fine mica. Black, thin matt paint. Bird has a short fat body and two short stumps for legs. Wings are indicated by painted decoration. Tubular spout on back. Vertical loop handle attached to spout and head. Broad bands of paint accent the body parts.
Figure of a horse and rider consisting of red clay with a cream slip. Buff, gritty fabric, full of white limestone particles and dark grits, giving the surface a speckled appearance. Black and red paint, thin and matt. Horse with applied tail and ears, human figure on back wears a conical headdress. He rests his hands on either side of the horse's head. Figures are modeled separately. Physical details of each figure rendered in paint as well as linear decoration on horse's neck.
Flask in the shape of a head, made of red-brown, fine-grained clay with a thick grey-white slip. Atop of a flat base is a modeled head wearing Corinthian helmet with a ram's head on each cheek piece. Two hang holes pierced through crest. Broad slightly upturned rim around opening.