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Reddish wood for part a and b has been peeled of all bark. One end of part a is rounded smooth, the other is rounded with a hole in the centre. One end of part b has three circular notches.
Brown wood staff. One end of the staff has a bulb with a band of lozenge designs around the middle surrrounded by several plain rings, a pair at either side of the band of lozenge designs with another pair near either end of the bulb while another pair is slightly away from the bulb on the handle part.
Long barbed point all along one side. The dark brown wood shaft and point are in one piece. The shaft has traces of red and the point has traces of red and white pigment.
Three prongs joined to a shaft with fibre wrapping barbs. The prongs are affixed to the shaft with wraps and pitch. The shaft is broken off. Traces of red and white pigment.
Carved wooden paddle with a leaf-shaped blade and straight, plain handle; symmetrical whorl and spiral designs shallowly carved on along the top of both sides of the blade. Bulbous, carved protrusion at tip of blade. notch around top of shaft.
The head is a black stone disc between woven bands of plant fibre (?) or bark (?), and black, brown, dark red, and green feathers. The handle is plain and tapered.
Carved wooden ancestral board in an oval shape with triangular points at the top and bottom. The surface has a human figure carved in relief with a circular white head, a black forehead and eyes along with red mouth and outline around the eyes. The body is stylized with lines and x-shapes in white. The ends and the outer edge are black detailed with a repeating triangular-like white pattern. The back has ‘Amai Papua’ written in black felt.
Oval human face painted with designs in ochre and grey and white paint. Tusks in nose. Bamboo hanger at top. Evenly spaced holes at rim around cheeks and lower jaw. Hole at center of one tusk, on left side.
Gable mask with an oval, carved face painted in red, black and white with protruding eyes and ears, a protruding tongue, and a series of holes with twined sennit fibre fed through and knotted. A wedge of wood is attached to the top on the reverse, and two wooden loops are carved out of the wood at the bottom reverse.
Rawhide wrapped around stone ball and wooden shaft with human hair tassel and blue and white beads.