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Double edged straight steel sword (a) with sharp triangular point and cast copper alloy decorations at hilt and end; handle is wood carved in straight longitudinal lines. 8 Chinese characters on one side of sword and 4 on the other. Scabbard (b) is green and black mottled lacquered wood with cast metal decorations at both ends, and 3 raised bands along body. All metal shows central symbol surrounded by floral design, rounded and/or scalloped at edges. Metal is patinated, black with green spots at hilt. Lacquer is worn, and chipped. Sword coated from both edges in dried brown liquid; rust at hilt.
Rectangular box with arched end walls, and niche on one side for metal lock. Hinge wire at two places on opposite side. Birch bark, with chevron designs of porcupine quills in yellow-white, brown, and yellow-orange, wrapped around sides. Arched lid of birch bark fits over rim of box. Ends and side of lid are lashed to top with split root. Wire at two points on one side, in centre of other. Chevron designs in quills interwoven in alternating rhomboids and pairs of stripes. Quill design in top; wide longitudinal band of symmetrically arranged triangles and rectangles, dominated by central equilateral diamond enclosing four petalled curvilinear pinwheel. Band flanked by narrower bands of four half-circles each. Designs enhanced with interwoven or overlaid quills. Lid split across top, and across one end. Scoring of bark for design planning seen where quills are missing on box and lid.
Rounded cedar root basket (a)with a flat, circular bottom, gently flaring sides, and a flat, fitted lid (B). Coiled on slat construction, bifurcated stitches, and partial imbrication in red and black cherry bark. Zigzag motif. Lid has same construction with an imbricated five point star design.
Oval-shaped basket with lid. Coiled on slat foundation. Foundation has large checkerboard-like look but is plain weaving done over alternate slats. Sides are coiled and completely imbricated with yellow tule background, and red and black zigzag design. Two lid sections are connected in the middle and open inward, attached to a centre coiled zigzag-like structure which separates the two halves of the basket. The lids are plain weave over slats. Solid wood handle is wrapped with cedar and cherry bark with tule inlay.
Male figure (part a), with head (part b) and pointed rod (part c) with circular metal disk around centre: face painted yellow, yellow ears, red lips, four gold teeth exposed. Gold eyeballs with black pupils looking upwards, black eyebrows each forming long arches. Black caste mark, black beauty mark on right above corner of mouth. Top of head is flat; wears gold crown, headdress of green, red, black, gold, and yellow rises up at the back to an open-mouthed creature with gold lolling tongue: has jagged teeth. Green hair shows beneath headdress. Long brown and black batik skirt, open at the back; black long-sleeved jacket, decorated front, tattered green and pink braid attached to each sleeve. Multicoloured shoulder ornaments (epaulettes), woven Mandarin-style collar. Wide blue band around waist; black, white, blue, and gold plastic belt. Smaller pink belt underneath. Gold painted hands.
Three-dimensional female humanoid puppet: head (part c) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part d) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The figure's right arm is broken at the hand where the control rod attaches (part b). The figure has a flower motif on each breast underneath a black fabric bib decorated with gold-coloured beads and coloured sequins. The bib has a shiny bright green mandarin-style collar decorated with braid and silver sequins. Forward-bending white face and neck, small straight nose, slit-shaped eyes, red lower lip, red caste mark, beaumark on right above corner of mouth, ears. Top of head is flat, straight black hair. Gold body and arms; crown of gold, green and red. Multicoloured band around waist, attached to body with blue tack on front, red and blue tacks on back. Long batik skirt, in beige, light brown and grey-blue.
Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached. The figure's face is dark red with black and white spots. Mouth open exposing one tooth at front of mouth; long upper lip. Nose, eyes small; black pupils. Head painted dark red; lump at back of head. Dark multi-coloured fabric skull cap on head. Arms long and dangling; hands large, and positioned at right angles to wrists. Close-fitting jacket with a rust-coloured, knit torso, a high collar, and short sleeves of patterned cotton. Beige belt around waist. Plaid skirt in grey and brown with purple and off-white stripes.
Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The body has jointed arms (long controlling rod missing from each). Figure has a pink face with a topong mahkota, surmounted by a jamang, badong, and sumping with points from a winged ridge. Large eyes with red irises; large nose, slightly blunt; black moustache and sideburns, gelung supit urang. Mouth open with prominent teeth. Body, moveable arms with bracelets at wrists and upper arms, black vest covering torso, leaving shoulders exposed, and black apron at waist with blue waistband. The vest, apron and waistband are decorated with beading and sequins. Hands at right angles to wrists. Skirt with geometric pattern in green and beige with large birds, flowers, and leaves in dark blue, red, yellow, and brown. Two long blue strips of fabric extend down from waist at either side.
Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with jointed arms and skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The controlling rod (part d) from the figure's (right ?) arm has become detached, and the figure's left forearm, hand and controlling rod are missing. The figure has a light yellow face with black hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, moustache, and goatee. Headdress with Garuda Mungkur (short-tongued), three-tiered jamang; badong and sumping of light blue, red, gold, and yellow also present. Nose slightly blunt; moustache, sideburns, and black kendit. The body has a red and blue painted collar and a gold upper body. Skirt of brown, light grey-blue, and off-white batik pattern.
A carved, wooden bird ornament with a long incised beak and a red painted surface. The eyes are raised circles with a hole for the pupil and an incised circle surrounding it. The wing feathers are carved in 3 steps and are in relief to the body and tail.