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Fragment of a cloth. Textile is white-brown and square-like in shape. Top edge is uneven. Designs of geometric steps beginning at the bottom edge and going towards the upper portion of the cloth. Steps done in golden brown, light brown, dark red and pink. Fragment is stitched to cream coloured fabric, secured to off-white matboard.
Two fragments of a brown sling. Largest fragment (part a) consists of the left half of the cradle and a small section of the handle. Smaller fragment (part b) is a portion of the right half of the cradle. Cradle, on both parts, has a repeating design of zoomorphic figures on a plain background, outlined in black. Figures done in geometric style and have two legs, angular heads and angular tails(?). Eyes are oval shaped and dark turquoise. Figures and backgrounds alternate between brown-red and brown-grey. Tapering section on left side of part a is brown-red with intermittent black stripes. Extends into brown-red handle, with plant fibre(?) interior, with concentric black diamond pattern. Right side of part b bordered with thin black stripes.
Fragment of a bag. Top third of body is plain light brown. Bottom portion of bag is brown with zigzag pattern done in light and dark brown. Light brown fringe(?) along bottom centre edge of body. Two damaged strap portions on front side of bag, along top edge. Strap on right extends into a checker patterned light and dark brown handle. Straps on back of bag are missing.
Mass of unprocessed cotton bolls. Majority are brown and red-brown; the remaining are natural white. Stems and seeds are caught throughout cotton.
Two cylindrical thorn needles (parts a and b). Both are thin and black. Bottom ends are pointed, top ends are flattened and have one small hole drilled into them. Tips of the flattened ends are pointed. Smallest needle (part a) has loop of cotton thread in the eye of the needle, largest needle (part b) has no cotton thread.
Mmwo helmet mask, depicts a female face with an elaborate headdress. Face is cream coloured with raised brown lines highlighting the brow ridge, nose, eyes, mouth and ears. Additional raised dark brown designs on forehead and around ears, decorated with incised lines, painted cream. The designs are two circles next to the ears and a star-like shape on the forehead. Brown circles are painted on the cheeks, at ends of raised lines. Hair is painted dark brown and has incised spirals and lines throughout. Headdress is on top centre of head. It consists of three arches. The smaller, outer arches are cream coloured and have dark brown circles protruding from the outer sides. Below them are dark brown, irregularly shaped arches that extend toward the sides of the mask. Central arch consists of curved, dark brown poles with a hollow semi-circle on top. In middle of semi-circle are white and dark brown circles. Square cut-outs along edges of all arches, where crescent-shaped pieces are inserted. Holes through mask for eyes, mouth and ears. Wrapped cloth border tied around lower edge of mask, interior is undecorated. Large sections of mask’s headdress are missing.
Panel fragment from a mantle or shawl. Irregularly shaped with vertical stripe design across entire surface. Alternating columns of brown and light blue. Brown columns darken, started as brown-grey and ending in dark brown, towards right side of fragment. Blue columns have white interior borders and white diamond outlines throughout. Diamond designs are stitched onto fragment.
Fragment of a garment(?). Brown trapezoid shaped textile with dark red band attached to centre. Band has animal and geometric motifs across surface. Scallops and loops along top and edges of band. Designs are of felines standing on top of two diamonds, overtop of two triangles. In each design the colour of the cat matches the colour of the triangles and the colour of the feline's eyes matches the colour of the diamonds. Designs alternate between facing upwards and facing downwards. Motifs done in light green, pink, yellow and dark purple. Textile stitched to cream coloured fabric, secured to off-white matboard.
Fragment of a cloth. Irregularly shaped with straight top, left and right edges and a diagonal bottom edge that shortens the right side. Background is brown with white concentric diamond designs throughout. Diamond lines are done in stepped pattern. Textile stitched to grey coloured fabric, secured to off-white matboard.
Fragment of a garment. Textile is golden brown and rectangular in shape. Has geometric patterns in diagonal rows across entire surface. Designs done in dark red. Patterns include steps, groupings of three small cubes and bent lines. Textile stitched to cream coloured fabric, secured to off-white matboard.