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Thumb piano made from a rectangular block of wood with seven metal prongs raised up from the wood by a strip of wood and a bent metal strip, and secured with bent metal bar that is secured to the wood with metal wire. A ridged geometric design with a triangular motif has been carved into the top face, parts of which have been burnt. Three sets of three burnt lines decorate each of the two longest sides. There is one larger hole at the centre of the wood block, and there are two smaller holes in the wood block above the strip of wood. A bent metal bar with two metal cylinders on it is attached at the bottom edge.
Thumb piano constructed from a wooden plank with several metal prongs raised above the plank with a piece of wood and bent sheet metal that have been secured with a metal bar and wire. There is a ridged geometric design on the top face of the plank below the prongs, and a narrow geometric design carved into the plank above the prongs. There is one hole in the plank below the ends of the prongs, and one hole above where the prongs are attached.
Carved wooden doe ? figure with its head down.
Carved wooden figure of a male deer with its head pointing downwards. Two shell horns have been inserted at the top of the head and curve back towards the deer's neck.
Three bent figures in a row, each wearing a sarong and holding a hoe with both hands. The figure at the centre is wearing a sarong with a bottom border of a zigzag line with two horizontal bands, the figure to the central figure's right is wearing a sarong with horizontal lines, and the figure to the central figure's left is wearing a sarong decorated with dotted horizontal lines. The figures are standing on a base that is rectangular with the shortest sides slightly curved, is divided in three by two lines, and is decorated with triangles on the side and front edges. The designs and areas with a dark brown finish have been burnt to produce the dark brown colour.
Triangular axe blade and cylindrical axe butt attached to long and tapered handle.
Short stool carved from a single piece of wood. Circular seat and four triangular legs pierced in a long elbow hole. Holes burned over surface, forming a linking cross pattern on legs and large cross in circle on seat. Black and red paint on bottom of seat and on legs.
Two black-stained bowls fitted together with the smaller bowl (part b) on top of the larger bowl (part a). The smaller, upper bowl has a lid (part c) as does the larger, lower bowl (part d). Main design of the bowls consists of three horizontal incised parallel lines which comprise thin rectangles around the sides. The lid of the upper bowl has a carved knob supported by four angular extensions. The lid of the lower bowl is carved with a circular inset space on the top, providing a circular platform into which the circular base of the smaller, upper bowl can fit.
Carved brown wood figure wearing a conical hat with his hands resting on his front hips. Face is carved with oval eyes, eyelashes, a nose, an open mouth with teeth. Three vertical grooved marks on each side of the face start from the eyes and go down the neck. Wearing black boots. Body painted with white chalky paint, as used among the Yoruba and Ibo.
African soldier on a bicycle. Prominent forehead, nails for eyes, large nose, big chin, slightly open slit mouth, and large ears. Wearing a cylindrical hat. On a flat rectangular wood base.