Fertility figure (akuaba) with a flat, disc-shaped head. High oval forehead, curved upraised brows, horizontal semi-oval eyes, a long vertical nose, and a small mouth at the bottom of the face. Rings are carved around the neck. The horizontal rectangular arms are outstretched to the sides with small pointed breasts below. The lower half of the body is cylindrical. Beaded strings adorn the figure at the neck and the bottom.

Standing, carved wood ancestor figure. Figure wears a close fitting cap, with hair carved in a cross hatched pattern beneath. The face is narrow at the forehead and widens at the cheeks, with a small chin, large carved eyes, and protruding nose and ears with bored nostril and ear holes. Three vertical lines are carved into the cheeks below the eyes. The torso is long with a stomach that protrudes in the front. Arms are bent and hands are attached to the body above the waist. The left hand is carved with five fingers and the right with six. The buttocks are pronounced, legs are bent in a crouching position, and feet are large with five carved toes each. Two holes are bored into the groin area. A round headed nail is embedded in the bottom of the right foot.

Carved wooden drum figure. Large eyes and a mouth with teeth are carved into the face. The figure has a protruding nose and large protruding ears and wears a tall wedge-shaped hat with side brims. Below the angular jaw is a long straight neck that leads down to the drum. The drum is long and cylindrical with a long, vertical, rectangular slit cut out of the centre front. The inside of the drum has been carved out, leaving the drum walls relatively thin. On the base are three round-headed nails. Around the figure’s neck is a rope of twisted fibre, knotted closed.

Fetish figure carved out of wood. The standing figure’s head has a flat top, with large protruding ears, large eyes, a square block nose, and smooth forehead and cheeks. Deep holes have been bored for the nostrils and ears, and the areas underneath the nostrils and inside the ears have been blackened. A thick neck leads to a square shoulder area and then to a round and protruding stomach and back. The legs are thinner at the thigh and thicken more toward the large feet. There is white residue on the front and inside of the legs below the knees.

Altar lamp made of iron. The central part of the lamp is made of a long, thin bar of iron, bolted to a bent metal base with four legs. At the top, a shallow bowl is bolted to the main bar, with paddles hanging to the left and right, chained to upwardly bent bars. Above the bowl is a figure with bent arms and raised hands, fingers spread. It wears a long, curved headdress.

Pair of child's moosehide beaded moccasins, trimmed with white fur. Pair are attached together with thread. Red and green beads sewn into flower design on top of each moccasin.

Implement with a long wooden handle holding a long, narrow, metal blade. The handle is slightly flared at the bottom and clubbed at the top. Through a hole in the clubbed portion, the metal blade has been inserted at a downward angle. It tapers to a sharp flair at the working end, and a cylinder of metal has been attached at the other to prevent the piece from slipping through the hole in the wood. A ring has been inserted into the flared end of the handle.

Large round cream coloured plate, with stick figure design carved into the dark grey upper surface. Artist inscription on base includes title and date.

C.F. Yates, Anglican clerygman.

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