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Wooden, circular tambourine with a skin ? cover and five sections of metal discs. The wooden frame is inlaid with square, diagonal and triangular pieces of mother-of-pearl and horn to form a geometric pattern. The metal discs are all similar with the exception of one set that has jagged edges.
Ancestor figure with crown seated on a four posted throne. Prominent carved "x" decoration, stained or burnt dark on a natural colour ground. There is some stained or burnt script on the back.
Metal rectangle with a lozenge design in relief that consists of diagonal lines. A knob is at either end with another one underneath.
Spotted animal, possibly a leopard, stands on a square base and whose back forms the bowl of the pipe. Long tubular protrusion extends from the bowl. Top of the edge has broken off.
Tubular bowl with bulbous bottom and two rectangular pieces that extend from the sides. Bowl is embellished with geometric designs while the two side pieces are embellished with braided incising. Hide strap with fibre cording extends from the base.
Bottle with a gourd shape made from hide that has been shaped when wet and tooled. The bottle is attached with brown and dark green string to a belt that serves as a carrying strap, and the bottle has a stopper in the mouth. The surface of the bottle is covered in geometric designs.
Bulbous bottle (part a) with long tubular cap (part b). Bands of hide with fur are attached to the outside and are elaborated with bands of green hide. Both the top and bottom can be removed so it forms two separate containers.
Drum with wood hourglass form. Skin stretched over top and bottom. Strings for tension.
A metal sword with a beaten metal blade (part a) which has a fuller that has three ridges, of which the central ridge extends longer than the outer ones. There are two crescent moon shapes near the middle of the blade on each side. Floral decorations beaten on hilt which has a pommel, grip, and cross-guard. The sheath (part b) is sewn and embossed with a geometric pattern cut on sheath leather which is dyed ochre red and pale green. Cotton thread gird with huge tassels in red, green, and yellow.
Spear with wooden shaft covered in bands of dyed red leather at the ends, each with a raised band at either end and a band of grass (?) woven through slits in the leather to form a diagonal pattern, and a centre section covered in off-white skin. The spear has a spade-shaped metal tip with a border of indented semi-circles along the edges of the blade, and incised lines at the base of the blade. The butt end is composed of a conical piece of metal.