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Long, curving snake with painted yellow head, white and red eyes and white teeth. Rectangular scales, eyes, nostrils and teeth are carved out. A blade of dried grass is tied around the neck and a piece of twisted grass fibre is knotted at the snout.
Somewhat oval shaped, dark wood board with bamboo handle depicts a carved scene with cartoon word bubbles. Painted in yellow, white, red, orange and black, a female figure paddling in a dugout canoe is begging a large crocodile to let go of the other female figure it is holding. On the right is a wood hut and palm tree, in the water below are fish and more crocodiles, and in the distance is a blazing sun.
Narrow wood crutch with dark stain. Running down each side is a similar grouping of carvings that starts at the top with a narrow mask with ears, long nose, mouth (one with tongue stuck out), and necklace that turns into the tail of an alligator that faces down to an iguana that is facing upwards. A strip of grass is tied to the tail of one of the alligators.
Bulbous dark brown clay smoke pot with rounded bottom narrowing neck and mouth with flared lip. Two faces with protruding pointed noses and raised eyes and mouth have been carved on opposite shoulders, with swirling carved decoration in between. Numerous holes have been cut into the lower portion and a handle of wound grass loops up from large holes at the neck.
Woven shirt, worn with leggings (Ac213 c), made of 2-ply grass open twine with long sleeves, crew neck and light brown and dark brown alternating bands. There is braided grass tied around neck with loose ends; long twisted twine tie at back of hem, frayed at end with knot.
Round woven mask with a heavy lower fringe. The upper part of the mask covers the head and is woven of 2 ply open twine with triangular stitch knotting in alternating bands of yellow and dark brown, topped with yellow fringe. On the front are two protruding eye pieces made of woven cane with white lime ? around the edges. The mask is surrounded at the bottom with a heavy yellow fringe made of three layers. Mask is part of a costume.
Large round-body, part (a), is light coloured wood with two small protruding handles pierced, with leather handle strap going through them and attaching to wider leather strap. Extra piece of leather connected to side of leather strap. Mouth of container is wrapped and woven with grasses. Lid, part (b) is bulbous with round and smaller flat top, does not fit well on container. Inside container is charred black.
Container narrowing at top and bottom. The base (a) is concave and the mouth rim is tightly wrapped. The container is coiled in ten vertical sections. Cowrie shells are knotted on at the shoulder. The lid (b) also has cowrie shells knotted on just above the lip.
A loom (part a-d) with an unfinished woven wool textile consisting of white striped geometric pattern of circles, ovals and triangles on a dark green ground. The textile is attached to two large, cylindrical shaped wooden sticks (part a). Intertwined in the warp is one cylindrical shaped heddle covered in dark green twine; two bamboo sticks and three flat, rectangular battens with triangular, pointed ends (parts b,c,d).
Horse costume consisting of a paper mache mask (a) and rump (b). The mask has two brown vinyl ears, a green yarn mane, and a neck composed of fabric with a pink, yellow, brown and white floral pattern on a grey background. The rump has a green yarn tail and a skirt of the same fabric as the neck that runs along the sides and back. Both are built out of papier maché with a bamboo frame and are painted green with black and white eyes, red lips with white teeth, and bands of red on the rump.