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Skirt of brown cotton with ends sewn together at the rear to form a tube. An applied blue strip flanked by two tan strips border the top edge and a strip of plain brown fabric forms the bottom border. A central pattern incorporating key patterns inside stepped geometric designs is embroidered on the front in light brown thread with orangey-brown wool (?) linear designs. The design is bordered at the top and sides with a repeated triangle design.
Black rectangular piece of cloth sewn with vertical seam at side to form tube. Plain except for front panel, bordered by a wide white appliqued strip at top, and yellow embroidery on all other sides. Colourful geometric pattern within border in white appliqued fabric and embroidery, in white, yellow, pink, green, blue, red, and purple. Narrower white appliqued strip directly above embroidery.
Rectangular piece of brown cloth with embroidered and appliqued geometric designs on front and painted black geometric design on the rest. Sewn with vertical seam at rear to form tube. Top has three applied bands of tan material, also used in border and design of front panel. Solid dark brown painted strip at bottom. Edges finished.
Square of black cloth with seam at rear to form tube. Top edge has two white applique bands, with white and orange embroidery between. Bottom edge has two white applique strips. Large embroidered front panel bordered at sides by orange embroidery. Very large embroidered cross motif, outlined by white and orange embroidery, orange zig-zag, and white applique. Rear panel plain. Edges finished.
Brown rectangular fabric sewn with a vertical seam at rear to make a tube. Embroidered on front half only with rectilinear, stepped zig-zag, and cross patterns in tan, red, and yellow. One edge finished (machine-sewn), the other unfinished with an internal black patch.
Wooden barbed fish hook. Roughly v-shaped, with bone barb projecting downward from the tip of one arm toward the junction of the two. The other arm is in the shape of a bird, with a hole bored through its back. The two separate arms are bound together at one end with split root and cotton cord.
Fibre girth decorated with a central yellow geometric pattern of lozenges and triangles on salmon coloured background. Each end has two large tassels followed by a grouping of eight braided, fibre ropes that come together to form one long tie that ends with a small tassel. The underside has a similar pattern but in opposite colours.
Wood shaft with three-sided blade which takes one quarter of overall length. Widest side has indented line painted red. Shaft is lacquered with gold, red brown, and black bands. Notched ivory piece for butt end. Below this, a knotted cotton cord is attached through hole in the shaft. Below this, four feathers are attached lengthwise along gold lacquered shaft section and are held in place by two black lacquer bands which overlap at the ends of the feathers. Two feathers have disappeared, the other two are still attached.
Slim wooden club tapering from the notched head to the grip. In section, the blade is a very flat diamond, with slightly concave faces and a ridge at the centre on both sides. Handle is a flattened hexagonal shape, wound with alternating tan, blue, and yellow thread. Extremely small ridges at top of grip. Handle ends in a widened pommel with a pointed end. Blade has rough rectilinear patterns incised on each side (different) in mirror image around the central ridge. One side is typically parallel and perpendicular to the major axis of the blade; the other side is in diagonals to that axis. Overall dark brown; possibly a resin, oil, or other stain has been used. Probably chonta palm wood. Different geometric design on each side.
Black coloured face with a hooked nose that attaches to the top lip. Black, green and red ears protrude from the top of the face. Face has prominent brow ridges, cheeks, and lips. A cloth flap and jute sacking is attached to the back, as is a rope harness for suspension. A wire with hooks and eyes is also attached to the back.