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Calabash gourd container (part a) on a coiled fibre base with all-over bead design and stopper (part b) in the form of a bird head. Design repeats complex red, orange, blue, black, and white geometric forms on the body, the base, the neck, and the bird-like features on the head which include eyes. Hollow base is outlined with shell while the interior of the base is lined with burlap stitched to finer burlap covering the calabash. Wood stopper (part b) is covered at the joint with striped cotton and is secured to the outer bead layer with a nail.
Carved ape headdress of dark stained wood. The face has protruding eyes, a long nose and large bar-like teeth in a huge grimacing mouth; large ears. The face is contained within a heart shaped line forming the brows and cheeks and converging at the mouth. Horns are represented by two spider-like animals carved on top of the head. The back has a wire hanger placed inside a large scooped out area. Remnants of white paint on two of the teeth. Small cracks on face and brow area.
Demonstration backstrap loom (part a) with various attached and/or removable pieces (parts b-n). Part a: loom with front and back wooden loom bars with natural multi-ply cotton string warps attached; strings in dyed green and orange interwoven along inside edges of bars; dyed brown weft string interwoven for 13 rows of plain weave, the end of the weft yarn is attached to a pointed stick which is notched for attached yarn at other end. Dyed blue string attached to loom bars and interwoven to lengthwise selvedges. Part b: slightly curved heddle rod of shaved beige stick tied and wrapped by warp from weaving. Part c: separate shaved beige lease stick or bobbin with angled ends and longitudinal splits. Part d: slightly curved shed stick loosely resting in warp. Part e: separate wooden stick loom bar with knotted end. Part f: lease stick with numerous pin point holes, a rounded end, split 4.5 cm. in from end, other end is burnt and beveled. Part g: bamboo lease stick or heddle rod. Part h: separate wooden batten sword with pointed, triangular ends, rounded along one length, tapering to other side. Part i: separate large dark wooden loom bar with notched ends. Parts j and k: wooden support sticks around which green and orange string is attached. Green string loops (tied and glued) hold j to loom bar farthest from weaving. Part l: separate grey/white synthetic rope, burnt at ends with single knot near one end. Parts m and n: carved light wooden shuttles with pointed ends, carved out section with pointed stick through centre, two points at other end, 'J.L.' carved near end.
Headdress with eyes set beneath an overhanging brow. Above the brow at the centre is a round, knob-like protrusion with ear-like carvings on either side. Deeply grooved areas representing hair (?), run from the protrusion to the back of the head. The long nose extends down from the brow. The cheeks are bulbous, and the mouth is at the bottom of the headdress with a protruding upper lip and two sets of teeth depicted. The headdress has three holes: one on each side and one at the centre on the reverse with string attached.
Elongated oval in longitudinal cross section; bowl, hollow cylinder, upright in centre. Oval part is body of a sea monster with octopus-like suction cups along each side; at the head end a humanoid figure with wings and inward turning beak is seated. On each side of the pipe bowl is a halibut. Seated at tail of monster is another figure with head missing. Shark's head depicted under base. Bowl is of metal.
Totem pole with figures from top: bear holding a frog; creature with ears and human hands; eagle; raven with two frogs emerging from its mouth, one on either side across raven's wings; chief wearing a hat and with three coppers around his torso, his arms and hands at sides. Colours are green, black, red and white.
Shaped as a raven, holding a red disc in his beak. Handle projects from the tail and is formed of two pieces of wood bound together with plant fibre cord. On the raven's back are carved a reclining otter ? with a kingfisher against his knees and a frog on his stomach, with which he is exchanging tongues. Otter faces toward the handle.
Three-dimensional male humanoid figure (part a) with large head (part b) and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. There is a single controlling rod that is tapered and pointed (part c). Light green face is positioned straight ahead and there are red lips and exposed teeth. Eyes, hair, moustache, and beard are in black. Straight pointed nose. Gold neck and torso. Headdress with red flower at forehead. Double sumping in gold and grey, red trim. Wide lungsen (and suri) in gold with green trim. Keling headdress with reverse hair curl with green at rear. Each arm has red and green ornaments at wrist and bicep; hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Black chest covering and apron with red waist band: decorated with wavy brown trim and green and red sequins. Yellow fringe at apron bottom. Lower torso covered by batik skirt (blue, dark brown on beige)
Three-dimensional male humanoid figure (part a); large head (part b) and jointed arms attached to controlling rods. Single controlling rod with a tapered point (part c). Discoloured pink face positioned downwards; very straight pointed nose, exposed white teeth. Moustache, hair, facial details and eyes outlined in black. Large headdress with gold diadem dominated by backwards-facing green, grey and red Garuda Mungkur with siyung jawi, red and gold sumping (sekar kluwih). Long black hair in six curls. Gold neck and upper body with slight discolouration; each arm has two gold and red ornaments at bicep and wrist. Hands held flat and bent back at wrist. Badly discoloured red chest covering and apron with brown wavy trim, cross shaped patterns on each in sequins and beads. Apron has discoloured red waist band and yellow fringe at bottom. Large beige batik skirt, with blue and purple.
Cable-backed bow made from wood and other materials. There are 2 places where thin pieces of bone have been attached to either side of the wood with copper pins, one has sealskin sewn over the top of the bone, and the other has sinew lashed over it. There are knobs on either end of the bow, around which 8 braided sinew cords are strung. The cords are lashed onto the wood in 2 places, and they are twisted and wound with sealskin in the middle section. (Bow string no longer attached.)