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Bridal hair ornaments in the form of a potted plant, and a butterfly. The pot is made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feather outlined with metal, and is decorated with a two flower design consisting of orange beads, and seed pearls (?). The plant has flowers made of a central orange bead within a circular brown bead, and having quadrangular-shaped petals made of seed pearls (?). The leaves are made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feather outlined with metal. The butterfly has a pink body, shaped green wings, a pair of pink, and green coiled antennae, and a pair of metal coiled antennae with a pearl (?) at the end. Part c is missing.
An ornament in the form of a potted plant, and a butterfly. The pot is made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feather outlined with metal, and is decorated with a two flower design consisting of orange beads, and seed pearls (?). The plant has flowers made of a central orange bead within a circular brown bead, and having quadrangular-shaped petals made of seed pearls (?). The leaves are made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feather outlined with metal. The butterfly has a pink body, shaped green wings, a pair of pink, and green coiled antennae, and a pair of metal coiled antennae with a pearl (?) at the end. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.
A metal rod that has a finial at the top consisting of a butterfly. The body is an elaborately carved piece of light green stone. The wings are made of orange beads. The antennae are made of inlaid two-toned blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.
Ten metal arrows with bamboo grass shafts. Sharp barbed heads with hollow shafts. Each has three feathers intricately bound by string. All have straight angled barbs at either sides of the bottom of the arrow, except for one (part g) that has curved barbs. Six have dark feathers (parts a, c, f-i). Three have white feathers (b, e, and j) with one having shorter feathers (part e). One has brown feathers (part d).
A circular clay face with short dark brown feathers on top and a bone point below that is convex on the front side while concave on the back side. The cowrie shell eyes are painted red and are outlined with a black line extending upward toward its respective temple, which in turn, is outlined with white and red. There is a long black line running down along the middle of the face to the end of the nose. The top of the forehead is decorated with small cowrie shells. The lips are pinched to pout out and the mouth area is white.
A circular clay face with medium dark brown feathers on top and a bone point below that is convex on the front side while concave on the back side. The cowrie shell eyes are painted slightly red and are outlined with a black line extending upward toward its respective temple, which in turn, is outlined with red and white. There is a long black line running down along the middle of the face to the end of the nose. The top of the forehead is decorated with small cowrie shells. The lips are pinched to pout out and the mouth area is white.
A circular clay face with long dark brown feathers on top and a long bone point below that is convex on the front side while concave on the back side. The cowrie shell eyes are outlined with a black line extending upward toward its respective temple, which in turn, is outlined with red and white. There is a long black line running down along the middle of the face to the end of the nose. The top of the forehead is decorated with small cowrie shells. The lips are pinched to pout out and the mouth area is red.
Arrow with metal head that has curved sides, a pointed tip, and a short twisted shaft that has been bound with stem ? to the long wooden shaft. Several dark brown feathers have been bound with stem ? near the end of the wooden shaft, and the very end has been wrapped with stem ? and is notched.
Two pieces of carved shell attached together by fibre to make the hook section secure. There is a small white feather under the fibre wrapping.
A headdress with a high vertical rounded front and flat top sloping downward to the back which is a shorter vertical band. Frame is of wire covered with intricately interlaced bands of black silk braid and fabric. Attached to the headdress with wires, there are highly perforated and layered gold-coloured brass roundels in the shape of flowers and leaves, all inlaid with various shades of bright blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal. On and around them, there are many ornaments mounted on wires which include the following: bats made of pearls, flowers made of pink glass, gemstones inset in metal, green stone butterflies, and a large roundel of pink quartz. From the front of the headdress, there are suspended strands of pearls with coloured stone butterflies in the middle and stone drops at the end.