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Blowgun with long cylindrical wooden shaft. Shaft tapers slightly towards the base and is completely wrapped in thin strips of palm bark. A thick circle of plant fibre is wrapped around the shaft nearer the top. A hollow mouth piece, flared at both ends, is attached to the top of the shaft with resin.
Dark brown wooden dart holder (part a), with 19 darts (parts b-t). Quiver is long and cylindrical and narrows slightly towards the base. Made of palm wood, with resin around the base. String is tied around the rim and attaches to a lid woven in a zig zag pattern. There is a circular wooden bead attached to the string. Inside the quiver there is a bundle of sticks wrapped in twine to hold the darts in place. Each dart is composed of a thin wooden stick with cotton tied to the tips with a thin piece of string.
Flute with three wide pipes, wrapped in leaves. The ends are loose and frayed.
Flute with three wide pipes, wrapped in leaves. The ends are loose and frayed.
Flute with eight progressively shorter and narrower pipes, held together with palm twine tied around the width. The pipes are open at the mouth end and closed at the other.
Toy made of a light, hollow spherical gourd. A wooden stick goes through the gourd and comes out the bottom to form a handle. Circular hole is at the centre of the gourd, and there are two circular indentations on the other side.
Hour-glass shaped wicker stand that twists in the centre. Thin strips of palm wood are loosely woven to form a circular top and bottom. Braided vine is tied around the base and rim to secure the palm wood.
Small broom with a short handle made of eight tightly woven braids. Loose strips of palm fibre have been split to make the bristles of the broom head. A black piece of rope is tied around the base and top of the handle, perhaps to hang the broom.
Small oblong basket with a rounded bottom and rim and a braided handle attached to the centre of the coiled rim. The ribs of the basket appear to be made of split bamboo wrapped with raffia. The raffia is primarily in its natural colour, but there are two dark blue dyed raffia rows woven around the central area. There is a maker/sale tag attached to the handle.
Museum Expedition 1930, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund and the Museum Collection Fund