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A comb that has fifty-seven short teeth with splinters of cane woven together at one side creating a design consisting of sideways geometric v-shapes.
Woven basketry bag with a draw string at the top connected to two back-pack-like handles. Geometric diamond pattern in black and natural colour of medium squares with a horizontal band around the upper portion that consists of a three lines of square-like shapes.
Woven in a cylindrical form with four twigs acting as struts and legs. Has a woven handle. Two main designs with their own separate panel of beadwork. One side has a yellow and black scroll pattern on a yellow, green, red, white, and black background. Another side has a pattern of vertical diamond shapes in red, white, and black alternating with white, red, and green, all of which are outlined with yellow.
Small, dagger-like knife (a) with sheath (b). Both handle and the end of the sheath have a notched design and three holes. Welded and forged steel, carved wood. Sheath made in two pieces and bound together by bands of sheet nickel. Simple curved handle with plain ferrule.
Six long thin pieces of twisted iron known as a kissi pennies (parts a-f). Each is shaped like a pick on one end and a horizontal spade on the other, with a thin, twirled metal stick between. The second piece (part b) is the longest and is slightly longer than the first piece (part a). The third piece (part c) is the shortest. The fourth piece (part d) is larger than the third piece (part c). The last two pieces (parts e-f) are in between the first piece (part a) and the fourth piece (part d) in size length; however, the last piece (part f) has a larger spade than the fifth piece (part e).
Large round woven basket or mat with bands of woven colour. The mat has a yellow centre that is ringed with alternating black and beige bands, and a thick red with beige band. The rim of the mat is black. Edges flare slightly upwards.
Standing figure representing a person resting on a staff. The figure is leaning forward slightly. Figure's left arm is resting at its side while figure's right arm is holding the staff in front. Clothes are of a slightly lighter wood colour than the body. On a wood base.
Standing figure representing a person selling gurrie at market. The figure's left arm is resting at its side while the figure's right elbow is bending so that its arm is out above in front. There is a basket of gurrie on the ground in front of the figure. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body. On a wood base.
Standing figure representing a woman with basket on her head going to market to sell. Her left arm is resting at her side as her right arm is bending upward to hold the basket. Her basket is a two piece with the lower portion of dark brown and the upper portion rounded and of a lighter wood colour. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body. On a wood base.
Sitting figure representing a person making rope. Figure is sitting on a cylindrical object tapering upward. The knees are bent so that the legs are angled frontward and outward. The arms are extended upward as they make rope. There is a bowl in the figure's lap. There is a pot to behind the figure to the figure's right. Clothes are of a lighter wood colour than the body.