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Long, flat wood object with a u-shape cut in both ends. Thin cord is wrapped five times around one end and knotted. Other end has hole which is threaded with a thicker cord forming a half-hitch knot over one fork to make a long loop. Loop end has a long thin strip of horn(?) with one end doubled over cord and wrapped with sinew.
Cylindrical object which tapers then flares widely to large light brown wrapped rim with a convex base. Light brown with dark brown designs. Upper third at flaring mouth in uniform diagonals of light brown alternating with dark brown formed by two/three twill interlacing. Main body, of lower two-thirds, in widely-spaced weft twining: fine dark brown fibre weft elements, four horizontal lines, over stiff light brown warps. Base is interlacing with irregular order. Woven to surface over warps above and below weft-twined body are long horizontal elements around circumference.
Container (part a) of light-coloured wood painted red. Very greasy surface. Cylindrical with flared top and bulbous body. Strap of leather for the handle is tied in a knot on one side, tied onto sewn fibrous string on the opposite side, and goes through two cord hooks. Lid (part b) of leather with different coloured beads in yellow, red, and blue. sewn on some missing. Beads go down the side lid where sewn. Lid also greasy and inside is cracked has particles of fat on them. Base is rounded.
Double container (part a) of light weight, and brown wood stained dark brown. Two cylindrical containers carved together, in the centre, and rest on the oval base. Cylinders rest first on square feet which rest on the base. Incised with horizontal rows of vertical lines, and cross- hatching. Both have lids (parts b and c) with incised lines in a cross, and four dots between each half on the top with horizontal rows of incised vertical lines around the sides. Carved from one piece of wood. Rounded bottom.
End of wood shaft is inserted with long metal prong. Both lashed together with cotton cord. Two notched antler prongs, one on each side of wood shaft are bound with rawhide thong. Ends of each antler prong have a nail inserted to form a reverse angle barb. Object is a Leister fishing spear for Arctic Char.
Antler segment has four holes, one with nail inserted and bent in 'u' shape to form hook. Inserted in another hole plugged by a wood peg is a cotton string which is strung with a rectangular antler piece through which a hole is drilled. Third hole is inserted with an unknown substance. Fourth hole at top is for attaching line through it.
Masai ear plug carved from light weight and light yellow wood. Stained brown. Legs and some of body has round conical-shaped body which has been incised with burned lines running vertically and horizontally, forming squares. Two legs carved on each side both have a hole pierced on the bottom of the foot. Top has red, green, orange, white, and blue beads pressed into the surface.
Large cow horn made into a goat bell. Dark brown flaring out to a white colour. Two holes at each side with a piece of leather through them. Choker is made of braided thick leather tied together strips with two flat pieces of leather tied together as a clasp. Inside, there are two carved pieces which are solid wood hanging on metal wire.
Bowl made of lacquered wood with deep walls. The bowl is red ovreall with painted decoration in orange, dark yellow and black. Floral designs and cartouches with writing alternate below the rim, the centre band has scenes of women and men in dwellings and in conversation, and there is also a scene of tiger biting a beast's neck. Rim of mouth is black. The bottom has bands of red, black, and yellow floral designs inside concentric rings.
A long rectangular board made of dark brown-coloured cedar in an openwork design tapering from the widest end. Perforations with coloured, bevelled edges are spaced down the board's length. Yellow-brown openings are three pairs of varying sized elongated ovals, and two ovals, each with a flaring extended triangle shape out one side. These two are arranged lengthwise on the board between pairs of ovals. Last element is recessed red ovoid with perforated eye with dark brown pupil in centre. Shining, transparent flakes scattered randomly over board's surface, some of which are loose. Shining transparent flakes scattered randomly over board's surface, some of which are loose. Looped through to the back at the corners are pairs of wires. One pair holds on a short carved wood tube while another pair at the other end holds on a short carved wooden stick.