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Wooden bullroarer, tapered at ends and sides, with small hole and indentation at one end for the corded bark fibre string. Body of bullroarer is carved and painted with linear and zigzag-type designs.
Long flat wooden bullroarer, tapering at ends, with orange and white stripes painted horizontally on both sides. A hole and notch are carved into one end in which a long string of corded fibre is wound. An excess of corded fibre is wound together into loops.
Single piece of black palm wood, tapered at both ends. One tip painted pink-red, with faint remains of pink-red and white stripes at sides. Band of feathers attached to fibre around centre. Feathers are brown and red, with one yellow-white and one blue. Diagonal cuts painted pink-red and white by feather band. Band of fringed grass fibre further up. Two holes bored at one end with plant fibre tied through - both bundles painted pink-red at tips with feathers tied to the ends. Notches scored in wood a top sides.
Gourd rattle (one of pair) with seeds ? inside. The wooden handle of the rattle has been painted orange-brown to match the colour of the gourd. The gourd is painted green, red and purple in diamond, heart ? and leaf shapes, edged with a zigzag etching. The band across the centre of the gourd reads, 'SOUVENIR DE BARRANQUILLA'. A hook is screwed into the end of the handle and a metal plug is in the top of the gourd.
Small bentwood box with yellow cedar lid and walls and a red cedar bottom. Sides are carved and painted, in the image of a bear. Artist initials inside box and lid.
Multiple pages of Sinhala script etched into palm leaves between wooden covers painted with red and yellow leaf designs. Book is joined together by a long string that goes through a hole at one end of the book. There is a clear glass bead at one end of the string.
Multiple pages of script etched into palm leaves between black and red painted wooden covers. Edges of the pages are gold. Yellow and blue string connects some of the pages through holes. There is a painted wooden cover (part a), another painted wooden cover with peeling paint (part b), and groups of palm leaves (parts c-e).
Scaled down model house front with painted designs. The panel is made of two rectangular pieces flanking a peaked centre piece. The centre piece has a large design in red and black on wooden ground. There is a rectangular section at the bottom, depressed to one side as to give the impression of a slightly ajar door. The two side pieces have smaller designs featuring a bird motif in red and black on wooden ground. There are red bands on the top peaked edge and the sides. All three design sections are signed and dated by the artist.
Scaled down model house front with painted designs within three roundels. The panel is made of two rectangular pieces flanking a peaked centre piece. The centre piece has a large roundel with designs in red and black on wooden ground. There is a rectangular section at the bottom painted black. The two side pieces have smaller roundels with designs in red and black on wooden ground. There are red bands on the top peaked edge and the sides. All three design sections are signed by the artist.
Scaled down model house front with painted designs. The panel is rectangular with an upper centre peak. There is a lower oval opening painted black. The designs feature ovoid shapes and bird motifs in black and red on wooden ground. There are red bands on the sides and top.