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Skirt that is part of a three-pece outfit with a blouse (part a) and head wrap (2590/2 c). The fabric has a repeating pattern of blue flowers or pinwheel shapes in the background, and rows of red, blue and white squares with an elephant in blue outline within them, along with text in English. These squares alternate with red text written in Twi. The skirt is ankle-length with an elastic waistband and a 45.3 cm slit up both sides. It is lined with white cotton fabric.
Twisted fibre string bag (bilum) in a square shape with long woven strap handle attached to ends of the slit opening. The body of the bag is detailed with single bands of green and double bands of dark purple, alternating with the natural beige background. Strap has the same coloured accents.
Twisted fibre bag (bilum) in a trapezoidal shape with long woven strap handle. The body of the bag is detailed with green, brown and natural beige zigzags and one side of the top slit opening has some fibres in yellow, green, purple and maroon.
The canoe (part a) is carved from one piece of wood in the shape of a crocodile. At the stern a crocodile is climbing out of the water and snatching a baby. Inside the canoe is a family fishing, with their dog. At the bow of the flat-bottomed dugout canoe is a carved crocodile head, with white decoration running along the sides and purple fibre tassels. Inside lies a black and white dog, then behind him an older male with a beard holding a paddle (part b), then a younger male. The female figure is next, with a yellow grass skirt, holding another paddle (part c) and is falling back away from the yellow and brown crocodile. The crocodile holds the pink baby between its many sharp teeth.
Basketry cradle with skin carrying straps attached to the sides. Woven designs in light and dark vary, one side and top end have zigzags along the top and rectangles below, the other side and bottom end have vertical lines. Two cross straps near each end are connected to each other by a thicker strap handle, and a piece of thin green rope is tied through opening at the bottom end.
Brightly coloured feather headdress. Small round basketry cap is almost completely covered with pink, purple, blue and a few orange feathers that have been sewn together in rings and woven into the cap in layers. Inside the cap is a long loop of twisted grass.
Flat textile doll. Embroidery like design in colourful red, blue, green, pink and yellow wools of a woman wearing a long skirt, hat and backpack has been stitched onto a shaped cut-out of loosely woven sacking cloth and sewn onto a backing of identical shape and material.
Flat knitted female doll with numerous Bolivian coins roughly sewn onto the front of her orange striped sweater and pink skirt. The body is an empty knitted tube, open at the back of the neck, with stuffed green legs, arms and head with facial features and long brown braids.
Straw mermaid with curved green tail and long, dried grass hair. She has red knobs on the tail, a red starfish in her hair, a yellow and red necklace, and red mouth.
Toy dog with moving mouth and tail. Square carved dog with black leather ears and tail, black painted spots, eyes, nose, white teeth and red tongue stands on a mount beneath which are a series of wheels. When a handle on one side is turned, the wheels rotate, causing the mouth to move up and down and the tail to swivel.