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Teapot made of silver with repousse floral and geometric design. The base (a) of the teapot consists of two hemispheres soldered together, and a cylindrical neck with a flaring mouth that emerges from the top centre of the body. The spout is cylindrical at the base and has a skinny, cylindrical neck. The dome-shaped lid (b) has a spherical finial with a chain attached. A stopper consisting of a cylinder with a flower-shaped cap and a loop emerging from the top fits into the spout and is attached to the other end of the chain.
A pair of basketry woven pieces, which taper down from one end. The wider end has a design consisting of natural brown-coloured diamond-shaped outlines on a red background surrounded by a horizontal natural brown-coloured zig zag line along the edge, and two sets of triple horizontal natural brown-coloured rows, one of which is interdispersed while the other is solid near the smaller end. The smaller end is plain natural brown, which has a slit tied together with red cording that has blue tassels.
A wide fabric woven band. Main design consisting of horizontal red diamond shapes on a dark blue background. Strands of natural light grey-yellow and dark red hair are attached along the bottom edge, topped with a band of bark (?). The ends become tasseled cords.
A flat rectangular panel, which has a hanging stick through one end where the design starts with a horizontal zig zag line of cowrie shells on a black background that has three sets of vertical red lines. Below this, there is a horizontal band of three rows that have vertical cowrie shells. Beneath this, there are two horizontal bands twenty-three and twenty-one rows that have horizontal cowrie shells.
Cone-shaped hat that has light brown V-shaped woven designs on a red woven background. To one side is a large flower-like circular attachment that is rimmed with red horse(?) hair. Radiating from the centre are white tube-like shells, and blue shells. A long thick strand of horse(?) hair hangs from the bottom of the flower. The woven rim of the hat is thick and medium brown in colour. There is a short braided grass(?) strand with a loop attached to the top point of the hat.
Two curved and hollow tusks. On each tusk, one end is tapered to a point, while the other end is wrapped with a band of woven reddish-brown grass(?). Part a is punctured at the pointed end where a small fibre loop and a small wooden stick are attached. The overall colour of the tusks is white, yellow, and brown.
Two curved tusks tied together at one end with white fibre cording. Tusks are hollow and taper to a point. The other end of the tusk is jagged. The overall colour of the tusks is white, yellow, and brown.
Made out of nuts in three parts covered with nine dangling strands of bone, possibly that of vertebrae, that have a conical bone at each end. The top is covered with strands of hide. There is a piece of hide underneath the bone strands, which are also decorated with a white, red, and white bead at the top and middle.
Part a is a carved wood container that is rounded near the bottom and narrows at the top. Small handles protrude from each side. Leather straps are attached with rope and string to the handles. Part b is a cap-shaped lid with a flared knob and a small ridge underneath.
Part a is a long gourd with one end tapered and the other end rounded. Long skin strap attaches to the rounded end of the gourd, loops around the base of the gourd, and extends half way up to the centre of the gourd. Skin strap has three rows of beads: a row of blue beads on one side, a row of white beads(?) in the centre, and a row of red beads on the other side. Further down on the skin strap are two horizontal rows of red, white, and blue, and green, red, white, blue, and red beads. Separating the two lines is a vertical row of beads with a central beaded design. Beaded design has a brown button in the centre. Rest of skin strap is not attached to the gourd, but extends the length of the gourd. Part b is a small cone-shaped cap to the gourd. It is decorated with a band of green, red, and white beaded sections.