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Beaded necklace made of black wild beans; strung on plastic twine. Four porcupine quill-like beads strung at intervals throughout necklace chain. Large bean pendant, with shell-like decoration, at base of necklace; two strands of beans hang from bottom edge. Strands end with large beans; one on left has shell-like decoration along bottom, one on right is undecorated.
Ostrich egg water holder with a hole drilled into the top. Incised geometric, animal and floral motifs throughout; incisions are filled in black. Wide borders, with arrow motifs through their centres, circle top and bottom of egg. Identical bands run down sides, connecting the borders, and dividing the front and back of the container. Antelope designs on front and back; both are depicted in profile. The antelope on the front is leaping forward; animal on back has its head bent and is standing next to a small tree. Base is undecorated.
Ostrich egg water holder with a hole drilled into the top. Incised geometric and animal motifs throughout; incisions are filled in black. Wide border, with an arrow motif through the centre, circles top of egg. On the front and back, extending from the border to the base, are curved horn-like designs; the horns are made up of wavy lines. In between the horns are a line of connected concentric diamonds. Antelope designs are on the left and right sides; both are standing straight and depicted in profile. Base is undecorated.
Ostrich egg water holder with a hole drilled into the side. Incised animal motifs throughout; incisions are filled in black. On the left and back sides, two lions are depicted fighting one another. On the front, an antelope with spiraled horns is shown walking, with its face turned outward. On the right side, there are a four-legged animal and wildebeest(?) running. The animal is incised upside down, underneath the opening; the wildebeest is along the bottom edge. Base is undecorated.
Circular basket with flared opening. Rim protrudes outward at an angle, walls curved into a square base. Walls made of dyed grass strands and woven together with naturally coloured reeds, covering the walls in a small checkered design. Additional reeds woven throughout, creating a floral motif. Sections of grass are woven together in centre of base, forming a crossed square. Concentric, four-petal flower-like design surrounds square. Largest flower petals extend upward to basket opening. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is light yellow, designs done in dark brown.
Crying male figure and a snake, carved from a block of triangular wood. Male is standing and hunched forward, with his hands raised to his face. Eyes, tear tracks and mouth are incised, nose and ears done in high relief. Eyebrows, eyes and tear marks are burned into wood. Back and sides of head are burned, imitating hair. Incised lines along his hands and feet, imitating fingers and toes. Incisions on feet are burned. Male is wearing a loincloth made of skin. The snake protrudes straight from the side of the wooden block, its head facing up. Mouth is incised, eyes carved in low relief. Scales and ridges incised burned across back and belly. Sticker on base.
Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a convex base. Walls decorated with a zigzag pattern. Between the zigzags are hourglass-like designs. They alternate between small ones, that reach halfway down the walls, and larger ones that extend from the rim to the base. Larger ones have curved prongs on top. Base dyed dark brown-red. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is light brown-grey, designs are done in dark brown-red.
Bahumbukushu axe with a wooden shaft. Base is flat; top has a blackened, rounded cylindrical knob that extends backward. Triangular metal blade protrudes from front of knob, with tang inserted through centre. Small triangular depression on bottom centre of blade, towards knob; point of tang extends from back of knob. Blade is angled downward, knob is angled upward.
Circular basket with flared opening. Walls gently slope into a flat base. Five-petal flower design in centre bottom, with petals extending upward onto bottom third of walls. Row of rounded triangles above petals. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Designs are naturally coloured golden brown, rest of basket is dyed dark orange.
Circular basket with flared opening. Walls slope into a small flat base. Basket walls are decorated with columns of “V” shapes. Motifs extend downward from rim, touching the edge of the base. “V”’s increase in size from rim to base. Base is undecorated. Patterns are visible on interior and exterior. Basket is golden brown, designs are done in dark brown-red. Donor tags attached to base exterior.