Ritual funerary stick. A large, round bundle of plant fibre, wide at bottom and narrowing toward the top, densely wrapped by thin, twisted fibres coloured in wide bands of white, light brown, and dark yellow pigment. Feather down is woven into the fibre in several places, mainly around the midpoint. At top is a smooth stick of forked wood, wrapped into the body of the piece with the twisted plant fibre. It is thickly covered with yellow pigment. Two long handles of twisted fibre are attached either side, at midpoint.

Ritual funerary stick. A bundle of plant fibres are densely wrapped by twisted fibres, pigmented in alternating bands of colour in rust brown, white and dark yellow. Small orange, grey and striped white and grey feathers and down are attached along the length of the stick. The body widens slightly downwards, flaring at the end into a wider portion for several centimetres before narrowing sharply to a blunt point.

Ritual funerary stick. A bundle of plant fibre is densely wrapped by twisted fibres pigmented in alternating bands of colour in rust brown, white and dark yellow. Small white feathers and feather down are attached along the length of the stick, and the ends are capped with hard, dried mud. The stick is flexible.

Round stoneware vase with small mouth and wide lip. Background is brown with patches of darker brown and white. Coarse and bumpy texture on surface. Stylized signature on base.

Gift of Nobuko Kajitani

A. Augutus Healy Fund