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Pair of women's cowhide shoes (a-b) with soles made of multi-layered light brown leather sewn together. Pink dyed leather upper with multi-coloured cotton embroidery on toe area, in radiating V-shaped pattern. Leather edging is fastened by off-white stitches. A triangular piece of leather with one edge toothed is attached at the top edge of the upper. Multi-layered sole is glued.
Bowl approximately round. Handle carved (from tip) with raven, bear? and bird figures.
Circular basket (parts a-b) with a coil construction of base (part b) and lid (part a); sides are coiled and imbricated. Exterior of both parts are covered with calfskin; stripes of skin are also used for the carrying strap which attaches at two points to the sides of the base. There are four looped straps attached to the sides of the base to secure the lid. Skin strips are stitched around the circumference of both the lid and the base. The lid has small, vertical sides and a conical shaped top with a thin leather strap attached at the tip.
Animal horn instrument. The horn is wrapped with leather at the base and carved with eight grooves at the tip. A hole is bored through to the centre from the outside midway between the leather and the tip.
Horn spoon with elongated bowl which curves upwards to become the handle. The tip of the horn has been bent downwards creating a finial for the handle. The bowl of the spoon is an opaque yellowish-brown colour with dark brown striations. The handle is dark brown. The exterior of the spoon has a rough texture.
Spoon carved from one piece of horn with a leaf-shaped bowl and long narrow handle with a squared end. A hole has been bored into the handle near the tip. The spoon is an opaque amber colour with dark brown striations.
Cow horn ladle with deep, scoop-shaped bowl and a flared flat handle. Ladle is a yellowish brown colour with dark brown streaks along the edges of the bowl.
Ceremonial shield cut in an oval shape from black and white cowhide with two strips of cowhide woven through a series of slits cut in the skin. A wooden stick with wooly top has been inserted through several strips of hide at the back of the shield.
Bread container (part a) composed of a round basket constructed of woven grasses and thick sturdy leather exterior with a long leather carrying strap. The basket bottom is plain, with plain, bright pink, dark purple and green included in the sides. A detachable lid (part b) is also composed of a round basket with thick sturdy leather exterior. The basketry is brightly coloured in bright pink, dark purple and green, with a subtle plain diamond pattern throughout and plain rim, The lid is attached by a long thin leather strap, which is fed through four loops of leather that are attached to the basket.
Round beaded neck ring with small rectangular panel at front; mounted on cow leather. Main body of necklace consists of thirteen strands of glass and seed beads in encircling rows, becoming successively smaller in size towards centre. Rows are (from interior to exterior): dark blue, dark red, alternating yellow and black, alternating yellow and black, orange, dark blue, white, alternating red and black, white, dark blue, red, and alternating black and white. Beaded semi-circles, with plain metal charms, protrude from either side of neck ring. Panel at front of necklace is decorated with two columns, divided by a small piece of wood; done in orange, dark blue, white, light green, and dark red. Columns have a repeating diamond motif through the centre with inverted triangles on either side. Circular metal charms extend from either side of panel; long beaded fringe, tipped with cowrie shells, extends from bottom edge. Necklace secures at back with two hook clasps; additional metal charms decorate edges around clasps. (Beaded fringe has mostly detached from necklace.)