Beaded object covered in rows of halved seeds and feathers (part a) around a cut tube of hollow bamboo (part b).

Necklace made of twisted jute string with "huayruro" seeds between four long sticks; parrot feathers at the ends of two sticks. Small stick in the centre of necklace forms a pendant, covered by bast fibre and capped with parrot and heron feathers. Sticks are tied with black hair and two of them have long thorns interspersed.

Necklace made of twisted jute string with "huayruro" seeds between long reed sticks. Feathers in the centre form a tied pendant with twisted hair(?).

Pyro-engraved sleeve for needle or weaving tool. Stepped decoration on one side; two stepped diamond motif on the other. Cracked.

Pyro-engraved sleeve for weaving tool. Two bands of three stepped decoration at both ends and one extensive stepped motif band in the middle. Cracked.

Basketry violin case. Case in the general shape of a violin, with a long neck and widening of the upper and lower bouts. Lid is attached with two small decorative metal hinges at back, and closes with a hide tie at front. Case is heavily decorated on the exterior with red and black cherry bark and grass beading, in a checkered pattern. A woven cedar bark handle is attached below the front tie closure, attached on one side by a hide loop and the other by a brown and yellow shoelace.

Small woven round basket. Round opening, then basket widens in the middle, then tapers to a flat base. Pattern of four dark diamonds on sides. Rim is ringed with a band of alternating yellow and brown strands in between dark brown and light brown bands. Base is light brown with a ring of light brown dots around it.

Gift of Clarence B. Moore

Gift of Richard H. Clarke

Long bamboo and wood spear. Spear point is bound to bamboo shaft with plant fibre and wax. Two lines are carved into the top of the bamboo shaft. Spear point has four pointed barbs staggered along the right side and five along the other side. Bamboo shaft is lighter in colour than the spear point.