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A ladle with the bowl rounded, narrowing and curving at almost a right angle to the handle. Mountain sheep horn bowl is riveted to mountain goat horn handle. The handle is carved from the tip with the following: a chief in a three-ringed hat, a raven, and a bear. Handle is inlaid with abalone shell, most of which are for the eyes.
Bowl approximately round; hollow handle follows natural curve of horn and darkens in colour at tip. Designs from tip down: raven; bear; bird. Eyes of bird, and bear, and back of bird, inlaid with mother-of-pearl.
Bowl approximately round; handle follows natural curve of horn, darkens in colour toward the tip. Carving from tip down on hollow handle: raven; bird; bear; and bird.
Slightly elongated rectangle with an animal's head carved at either end. These heads may be used as handles. The design of the body of the animals is carried on the outside of the dish by incised lines; they appear to delineate wolves.
Dark brown wood piece, half of which is u-shaped. The other half is woman's neck and head with hair pulled up into elaborate crest coiffure down centre of head from front to back. The crest has one pierced hole. Facial features are carved in relief. The hair texture is incised lines. Geometric patterns cover neck and u structure. A split through centre of piece is held together by horizontal iron rod nailed through middle of wood. A bone roller, worn down in centre, is attached at a perpendicular angle between the two stems of u structure on an iron rod; stems pierced by it.
Standing wood male figure (ibeji) on round base. Figure has a long trunk and arms on short stocky legs. Arms are at the sides. Has protruding stomach, nipples, buttocks, and genitalia. Large head with facial features in relief of large protruding eyes having incised eyelids. Arranged on each cheek, there are seven incised notches with three at the forehead. Large pierced ears placed far back on head. Earring of strung white shell(?) beads and one jasper disc. Tall pointed four-sided headdress with knob at top is patterned with incised lines, of which the recesses are filled with indigo. Arm on the right has plain silver bracelet. Two strings of dark horn beads at waist. Necklace of blue glass(?). Incising at back of head, spine, and stomach. Carved wood piece with dark brown patina and red camwood paste in areas.
Horn ladle with oval bowl that is deep and bent almost at a right angle at junction with handle. The handle is carved in the shape of the head and neck of a bird, with its beak at the tip.
Bowl approximately round. Handle carved (from tip) with raven, bear? and bird figures.
A buffalo ? horn open at the wide end, 3 cm. A wide silver rim is decorated with an incised curvilinear design at this end. The opposite end has a silver tip shaped like a bird's head and decorated with an incised curvilinear design. A chain is attached to both ends.
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.