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Wooden bullroarer, tapered at ends and sides, with small hole and indentation at one end for the corded bark fibre string. Body of bullroarer is carved and painted with linear and zigzag-type designs.
Long flat wooden bullroarer, tapering at ends, with orange and white stripes painted horizontally on both sides. A hole and notch are carved into one end in which a long string of corded fibre is wound. An excess of corded fibre is wound together into loops.
Single piece of black palm wood, tapered at both ends. One tip painted pink-red, with faint remains of pink-red and white stripes at sides. Band of feathers attached to fibre around centre. Feathers are brown and red, with one yellow-white and one blue. Diagonal cuts painted pink-red and white by feather band. Band of fringed grass fibre further up. Two holes bored at one end with plant fibre tied through - both bundles painted pink-red at tips with feathers tied to the ends. Notches scored in wood a top sides.
Gourd rattle (one of pair) with seeds ? inside. The wooden handle of the rattle has been painted orange-brown to match the colour of the gourd. The gourd is painted green, red and purple in diamond, heart ? and leaf shapes, edged with a zigzag etching. The band across the centre of the gourd reads, 'SOUVENIR DE BARRANQUILLA'. A hook is screwed into the end of the handle and a metal plug is in the top of the gourd.
Child's replica of a carbon heated iron with red handle. Top of iron opens on a hinge, revealing an open interior in which to place hot coals. There is a small broken hook hanging from the lid. All three sides of the iron have small circular holes lining the top and a larger semi-circular hole near the bottom centre of each side.
Flat, circular, golden collar with a protruding, zigzagging border around the bottom half. Collar has elaborate, arabesque-like cut-out designs and eight circular and drop-shaped mirrored insets; red fabric backing shows through the cut-out designs. A thick fringe of long black fur-like hair protrudes from the edge. A safety pin secures the collar's ends together.
Small bentwood box with yellow cedar lid and walls and a red cedar bottom. Sides are carved and painted, in the image of a bear. Artist initials inside box and lid.
Pottery sherd painted with geometric designs on one face; design is a partial bird design. One edge is the original rim of vessel; other edges are broken.
Multiple pages of Sinhala script etched into palm leaves between wooden covers painted with red and yellow leaf designs. Book is joined together by a long string that goes through a hole at one end of the book. There is a clear glass bead at one end of the string.
Multiple pages of script etched into palm leaves between black and red painted wooden covers. Edges of the pages are gold. Yellow and blue string connects some of the pages through holes. There is a painted wooden cover (part a), another painted wooden cover with peeling paint (part b), and groups of palm leaves (parts c-e).