Long ceremonial spear made of wood. A short point tops a head carved into four curved, down-pointing blades, each with a sharp shoulder, along one side only. The head is decorated with white pigment in vertical stripes and horizontal lines. Where the head meets the shaft is a thick, deeply cracked bulge of wood, wrapped with fibre at either end. The shaft is very long and curves in its lower portion. It is covered in a dark pigment.

Arm ring. The ring is made of woven reed and covered with black fibre, mud and white and rust coloured pigment. Several strands of twisted fibre are attached to one part of the ring by a small strip of cotton. The strands are divided into two bunches, each joined at the distal ends with a lump of mud that also holds a feather.

Ring made of woven reed, covered with black, brown and rust fibre. Several areas are covered in mud and a light coloured pigment.. At the back of the ring are several short strands of twisted fibre sealed at the ends with mud. Tan and light pink feathers are attached to several of the strands. To each side of the ring are similar strands but with only a single feather on the right.

Ring made of woven reed wound tightly around a shaped reed under-structure. The object consists of two parts: an outer diamond shape and a circle contained inside. The two are attached with weave at four points. Mud and pigment cover much of the surface of the object in colours of dark brown, yellow, white and rust.

Long tubular mask made of balsa wood. Mask is a long hollow cylinder with ears or wings (parts b & c) protruding from holes at its sides. It is decorated with black and brown geometric patterns composed of triangles and squares. The face is a brown circle with oval eyes, semi-circle cheeks, a carved mouth and protruding eyebrows and nose. Ears are circular and are decorated with a starburst design on one side.

Long, rectangular, brown mask. The sack-like mask is made of tree bark stitched along either side. The top of the mask folds over behind the head. Two eyeholes are made at the bottom of the mask, below the face. The face of the mask is a large diamond made of dried black resin, painted with white and yellow concentric diamond shapes.

Long, rectangular, brown mask. The sack-like mask is made of tree bark stitched along either side. The top of the mask folds over behind the head. Two eyeholes are made at the bottom of the mask, below the face. The face of the mask is a large oval made of dried black resin, painted with white and yellow features and geometric patterns. The mouth is a triangle; there is a vertical diamond pattern on the forehead, horizontal lines on the nose, and square patterns on the cheeks. The face has protruding triangular nose and eyebrows made of balsa wood.

Long, rectangular, brown mask. The sack-like mask is made of tree bark stitched along either side. The top of the mask folds over behind the head and has a dark brown fringe made of bark strips which cascades down the back like hair. Two eyeholes are made at the bottom of the mask, below the face. The face of the mask is a large oval made of dried black resin, painted with white and yellow features and geometric patterns. The mouth is a triangle, the cheeks and forehead have semi-circles and there are horizontal lines on the eyebrows. The face has protruding triangular nose and eyebrows made of balsa wood.

Gift of Mary Johnson

Gift of Ingeborg de Beausacq