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Stringed musical instrument with a cylindrical sound barrel, wide neck and curved head. Three metal strings, tied around rod extending from bottom of sound barrel, connect to three tuning pegs at head. Pink-purple snakeskin covers head of barrel; secured with nails. Base of barrel has a ring of teardrop-shaped holes around central circular hole; two tiered rows of carved triangles decorate edges. Tuning pegs have cylindrical bodies, pointed tips and the bases taper towards a circular base. Pick and bridge top are attached to instrument by a cord. Shoe lace tied between tuning pegs and around rod at the base, to use as a carrying strap.
Food carrying basket with three stacking sections with a long rounded handle that loops down and up again along both sides, forming a carrying handle at top. The round containers are stacked together with a lid on the top one; all three have side loops that slide over the upward bent halves of the handle, which helps hold them in place. Additional rings looped on either of handle. Lid on top container made of wood panels with angled rattan(?) sides; loop on top centre, for handling. Large squat "X" designs on front and back sides of all containers. Entire basket is coloured red.
Strung wooden bow with carved tips and grip; string made up of plant fibre. All elements are stained(?). Carvings on tips of bow consist of a curved plant motif; space between plants is cutout. Grip protrudes from belly of bow and is shaped like a sitting bird. String is twisted on either end, to secure loops around string nocks. Woven diamond in centre of string; bottom half of diamond is cutout, top is solid. Space between string nocks and carvings on tip are wrapped in plant fibre; grip wrapped in same fibre.
Three-legged food serving tray, or low table; exterior facing surfaces painted red, interior painted black. Tray has a round top, with a high lip, before flaring out into carved skirt. Skirt consists of curvilinear protrusions on either side of the legs, with scallops and circular cutouts along the edges. Legs of tray bend inward before extending out; semi-circles carved into the outer bottom edges. Foam pads on bases of feet.
Thin, irregularly-shaped black wooden box (part a) for metal scales (part b); hinged lid slides open from right side, secured with a metal band on left end. Lid has elephant motif carved in relief across entire surface. Design consists of two elephants, standing on rounded platforms, facing one another; fronts of elephants are bordered with curved lines, decorated with a leaf-like motif. Main body of box is undecorated. The metal scales rest inside the box; walls carved to fit scales. Scales consist of a metal beam and two circular pans, attached on either end with three pieces of thread each; beam has shears and pointer protruding from the top centre edge. Tips of beam are pointed and decorated with incised diagonal lines; "X"'s and diagonal lines decorate sides of shears. Pointer and pans are undecorated.
Four-legged wooden betel nut box, with divided tray sections; walls of tray curve towards the centre. Top edges of box are lined with thin pieces of wood; secured with nails. Outer sides of box are covered in raised carvings. Designs on sides of tray are diamonds with Greek key motif, inside of large rectangles. Edges of rectangles are decorated with triangles. Sides, diamonds and triangles are painted black; red and yellow diagonal lines throughout diamonds. Legs are decorated with squares, filled with diagonal lines and triangles in various patterns; done in red, yellow and black. All designs are done in relief and the squares are outlined with black triangles. Decorative carvings extend downward from in between each leg; designs consist of scallops, circular cutouts and triangular outlines. Interior sides of box are undecorated.
Wooden xylophone instrument with two playing sticks (parts c-d); made up of a frame (part a) with the row of bars (part b) hanging by a red cord that loops over two hooks at each end. Frame is cradle-shaped with irregular oval-shaped panels on either side; cradle is attached to a square, tiered pedestal. Floral motifs carved in relief along exterior sides of cradle and front and back of panels. Bars are undecorated. Playing sticks are made up of squat circular tips and long thin handles.
Water dipper with a flat-bottomed aluminum bowl and plain wooden handle; handle is secured to back of bowl with nails and a piece of plastic(?). Exterior of bowl decorated with raised designs; top and bottom edges have braided lines, main body is decorated with repeating floral motif. Space between braids and flowers is filled with small impressed triangles; curvilinear and triangle motifs throughout. Manufacturer's mark engraved on base of bowl.
Decorated bow handle wrapped in stripes of coloured yarns. The wood is tapered at both ends, with a small tip for attaching the string - the bottom tip is broken. The widest part of the bow is at the centre. The bow curves slightly down the length, and is wrapped in seven sections of bright colours, divided by bands of solid black, white or green or small sections of twisted colours.
Carved and painted wolf mask. The wolf's head is large and heavy, with a wide forehead, strong jaws and a long, blunt muzzle with black nose. The face is painted grey, with lighter grey markings. The eyes are cutout, and shows the red painted on the back of the mask. The wide mouth has bared teeth, and large triangular ears sit on either side of the face.