Long bundle of braided stem-like material; unbraided, flaring and slightly blackened at bottom. Bound in six places with twine. Twine loop for hanging at top.

Black coloured circular bracelet joined with elaborate knot of brass wire coated with red paint(?).

Hat with slightly curved brim and cylindrical crown that tapers slightly from its base to a flat crown. The structure of the hat is formed by fine split bamboo. Top of crown made of two layers of fine woven horse hair (?); outer layer of sides of crown and top of brim have one layer of the same material. Sides of crown and underside of brim lined with a layer of diagonal weave horse hair or coarse split bamboo. Four lines of stitching on sides of crown forming a cross at top. Small remnants of ribbon tie at side.

A bundle wrapped in red trade cloth (part a), bound with rattan (part b), and containing a fossilized animal (reptile?) mandible (part c) covered with red ochre and wrapped with matted marsupial fur.

A bundle wrapped in light brown pandanus leaf partially coloured with red ochre. Contains pebbles. Bundle bound with bark fibre.

A plume cluster of black cassowary feathers, approximately 27 cm. long, bound to a piece of rattan cane, 36 cm. long (to the binding) with a band of bark cord, 9 cm. wide. The band is coated with yellow ochre. Two small pink feathers are attached to the end of the plume.

A bundle wrapped in many layers of thin papery bark. Contains one fossilized shell, packed in orange marsupial fur. Bundle is bound with bark strips. Blackened by smoke.

Purple and red-dyed, plaited palm-leaf, cylindrical container. Flat ends where four peaks have been formed by looping over the coloured strips of palm leaf. A piece of split palm stalk, pointed at one end, has been pushed through. Small stones placed inside. Two palm leaf strips, one green, the other red, have been plaited into a honeycomb-like strip, applied over the pointed top, and fastened below onto the split bamboo handle. Two strips of purple are bound over the top and wrapped around the handle.

Purple and pink-dyed, plaited palm-leaf, cylindrical container. Flat ends where four peaks have been formed by looping over the coloured strips of palm leaf. A piece of split palm stalk, pointed at one end, has been pushed through.Two palm leaf strips, one yellow, the other purple, have been plaited into a honeycomb-like strip, applied over the pointed top, and fastened below onto the split bamboo handle. Two strips of purple are bound over the top and wrapped around the handle.

Flute consisting of hollowed bamboo held together by crisscrossed fibre. Three rings of cassowary feathers, one at the bottom, middle and top. Just below the top ring is a small hole carved out of the bamboo. The top feather ring is woven on tightly with fibre which covers this area. The stopper of the flute, above the top feather ring, is a human male figure standing full front with arms down to the side. His head is disproportionately large to the rest of his body. Standing behind him is small bird which is resting its hands on the shoulders of the human figure. Its long beak extends over the head of the human figure. The creature has ridges along its back. Tassels come out of these ridges. The bamboo and the fibre ties are covered in a black stain.