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Pick-like object with a large amount of cracking, brown clay covering the juncture of the handle and the spike. Spike and upper part of the handle are wound in string with strips of yellow wicker-like material woven thought it. Tip of the spike is ringed with a band of resin set with rows of white-grey shells.
The fan has thin black-brown feathers and a decorated handle. The handle is made from a piece of wood doubled over and covered in a thick black substance, possibly resin. Pushed into the black substance are many teardrop-shaped gray seeds.
Bone harpoon that articulates with bone capped long wooden shaft. Skin ties lash the harpoon to the shaft. Small wooden hook on one side of wood shaft. Resin(?) spots on harpoon, near articulated joint, covers metal screws.
Oblong spear thrower that is curved along length and has pointed ends. One end has a ball of resin around it and a leather thong wrapped three times around it forming a loop for hanging; other end has a wooden point attached with tightly wound grass; point is oriented toward the other end. An adhesive label is in the concave surface.
Hollow, straight bone with 2-ply twisted cord attached at one end using a tar resin? White feathers attached to end of cord with same resin. Cord is painted rust red.
The long cylindrical wood case (part a) is partially wrapped around with sinew and it has a skin handle-holder. There is a skin lid cover (part b). Inside are three long wooden arrows with metal arrow points. The stems are wrapped with sinew at both ends.
Figure standing on back legs with seal-like head, overlapping ovoid wings with longitudinal channels, on back. There is a longitudinally aligned fish on left, front of body, and a seal on right. The figure's feet are slightly different, as the one on the left has 4 notches, indicating toes or claws, the other is boot-like. The figure's head has round holes at ears, eyes and nostrils with a slit at mouth. Fish has dots for eyes, line at mouth and u-shape indicating gills. Seal has dots for eyes and a line at mouth. Figure stands on a lighter, rectangular base. Series of characters, 8-01282, a copyright mark and '78' in a circle are inscribed on bottom. Coated with resin ?
Stylized seated figure with exaggerated facial features is behind and holding a creature with a larger flowing face and amorphous body beneath. Seated figure has two legs on either side of creature's feet. On one side they are propped against the creature's face. Seated figure has an exaggerated grin with two teeth rows, triangular nose with triangular nostrils, large oval eyes with round centres and a short forehead with head continuing straight into curved back. Creature has a lozenge-shaped forehead flowing back into seated figure, large eyes as in figure, similar nose and v-shaped mouth. Feature details are in light grey, unpolished stone, the rest of the sculpture is coated with a shellac-like resin. 'Isah Sheeg 77 55664 f' and a copyright mark are inscribed on the bottom. Some nicks and scratches show light grey.
Amber coloured bowl of moulded, resinous material with a scaly dragon carved on the outer surface. The dragon is raised from the surface of the bowl. Crack on one side has been repaired.
Axe (t-shaped, mount Hagen type). Flat head of green-grey stone which projects 21 cm. from the handle, 10 cm. wide. Head balanced by projection of black palm wood 25 cm. long, flattened oval in cross-section, 3 cm. wide, with a narrow raised ridge around circumference 5.5 cm. from the end. Handle of black palm wood, and balancing projection coated with a black substance. Three components are bound together with heavy rattan.