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Spear sealed inside a plastic bag; bag is secured shut with a paper manufacturer's label stapled over the opening. Spear has a long cylindrical shaft, that tapers towards the base, and a leaf-shaped point; both are made of palm wood. Point has cross guard-like protrusions at the base, and is secured to shaft with plant fibre ties. Black bands decorate length of point. Light blue card inserted into bag, behind spear, with image of person holding two spears; paragraph of text describes materials, decoration, and uses of spears.
Small shield sealed inside a plastic bag; bag is secured shut with a paper manufacturer's label stapled over the opening. Shield is oval-shaped with two holes drilled into either side, towards centre; rattan cord knotted through holes, for holding purposes. Hourglass-like shape carved across surface, with triangles protruding from either side in centre; curvilinear motif incised in middle. Hourglass-like shape done in black, outline of hourglass and curvilinear motif done in dark brown. Orange card inserted into bag, behind shield, with images of person using a shield and spear, and one of a shield by itself; paragraph of text describes materials, how it was used, and decorations.
Broom sealed inside a plastic bag; bag is secured shut with a paper manufacturer's label stapled over the opening. Broom has a short wood handle and dried seed pods at the end, for brush bristles. The pods are bunched together with two wide, woven plant fibre bands; bands are adhered to wood, seed pods, and one another with resin(?). Red card inserted into bag, behind broom, with images of a person sweeping, and one of the broom itself; paragraph of text describes materials, how it's made, and uses.
Sago hammer sealed inside a plastic bag; bag is secured shut with a paper manufacturer's label stapled over the opening. Hammer consists of a bamboo head with a wood handle, lashed together with rattan fibre. Top of wood handle is split in half and bamboo head is inserted into it. A twisted rattan cord is wrapped around the tip of the head and base of the handle, giving hammer a triangular shape. Orange card inserted into bag, behind hammer, with image of person using it; paragraph of text describe materials, and how the hammer is made.
Spinning top toy sealed inside a plastic bag; bag is secured shut with a paper manufacturer's label stapled over the opening. Body of top consists of a flat circular piece of coconut shell(?); wood rod inserted through centre and secured with resin(?). Outer surface of body decorated with alternating curved lines and dots; rod is undecorated. Light red card inserted into bag, behind spinning top, with image of person using toy and one of the toy itself; paragraph of text describes materials, and use instructions.
Hat made from woven pandanus leaves with fibre stitching. The hat is conical in shape with a squared top. The interior has a plain weave construction that is stitched together with fibre. The exterior covered by layered strips of pandanus leaves overtop, arranged in a triangle shape, in alternating shades of light and dark brown with stitches along the edges of the leaves. The rim of horizontal strips of pandanus leaves is hand stitched in a blanket stitch with twisted light brown coconut fibre and black human hair thread. The inside of the hat has a circular plaited band of pandanus leaves and a synthetic fibre cord threaded with a small round wooden bead is attached.
Curved wood headrest carved from a single piece of wood; straight wide legs on either side. Exterior of legs are rounded and interior sides are straight; legs have a small lip at their bases. Bottom of main section of headrest has a sharp ridge running through the middle; diamond-shaped cut in centre of ridge. Rest of headrest is undecorated.
Wooden figure consisting of an intricately carved face attached to a cylindrical rod that flares into a circular concave base; cloth ties threaded through holes drilled into either side of base. Face has a long thin nose with pronounced nostrils; raised oval-shaped eyes on either side of nose, underneath semi-circular brows. Mouth is open and oval-shaped, lips done in relief; chin extends downward in a sharp point. Large curved ears, with rectangles in front of them, protrude from either side of face; ridges carved across rectangles. Raised diagonal lines are carved across cheeks. Face is painted white; diagonal lines done in blue. The figure has tall, slanted hair carved on top and back of head, with two ridges carved through it. Hair, rod and base all done in black; ties are yellow-brown.
Carved mask depicting a humanoid face; made from a thin piece of wood. Face has a small thin nose, in between protruding eyes; eyes are within large, raised circles. Lower half of mouth protrudes slightly; rectangular cutout for mouth directly underneath nose. Forehead is tall and triangular; scalloped lines carved in relief down length of forehead. Two lines incised across cheeks; lines and scallops are filled with red and beige pigment(?). Holes drilled into either side of mask; interior is hollowed. (Tag looped through hole next to right eye; plastic tie threaded through holes, for hanging purposes.)
Wooden hand plough. Two long pieces of wood are inserted through a round centre piece. One end, the handle, is lashed together with plant fibre near the end, and another twisted plant fibre midway down, and the opposite ends are inserted into two metal blades. A third piece of wood, that is slightly S-shaped, is inserted through the round centre piece at an angle. This piece of wood is further attached by a length of skin which is tied to the other two pieces of wood.