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A woven goat hair rope (part a) with slits at several places along the rope and a loop at one end. Mixed light natural, brown, and grey tones. There are two handles (parts b-c) with sisal rope.
Twisted cedar bark rope bound around a central core of stuffed fabric making an oval shaped neck ring.
Shaped as a raven, holding a red disc in his beak. Handle projects from the tail and is formed of two pieces of wood bound together with plant fibre cord. On the raven's back are carved a reclining otter ? with a kingfisher against his knees and a frog on his stomach, with which he is exchanging tongues. Otter faces toward the handle.
Male samurai figure (part a) seated on horse (part b) with one arm perpendicular to body, holding a rattan staff (part c) with his right hand. Left arm rests near long curved sword, attached to waist with silk cord. Quiver with five arrows on back. Figure made of straw, has white ceramic face and black fibre wig, dressed in gold silk brocade, with armour of gold coloured metal lamellae laced with red and pale blue silk and brown leather. Horse (part b) of paper mache(?) is covered in imitation grey fur. Brown glass eyes. Reins of purple and white diagonal striped silk, bridle and long body fringe of red silk, saddle of leather, lacquer, silk and fur.
Dark brown-black wood letter opener carved with a human head on the handle which has a high headdress. Neck is bound with six metal rings. The knife is carved to a point.
Narrow leather belt with three main parts. The central decorated portion consists of an oval piece of leather, decorated on one side with the two edges folded to the centre and sewn together leaving a gap at one end. The ends of the pouch are bound into braided extensions ending in leather toggles and fastened together side by side with braided loops.
A slit-tapestry plaque with an interior frame of reed and a five layer multicoloured fringe surround. Tapestry on both sides of the plaque, each with a multicoloured human figure standing in a frontal stance, each dressed differently, on a yellow background. A flexible tapestry section with a row of red spirals on yellow and a geometrically rendered face in yellow on brown is attached to the top of the plaque. Yellow, gold and red are the major colours; white, black, green, pink and brown are accents. Z-spun, two plied s yarns.
Fly whisk of light coloured horse hair with the handle bound in thin dark brown leather. A leather strap forms a loop from the end of the handle and there is a leather fringe where the handle meets the horse hair. The loop is decorated with long parallel stripes of dyed and incised lines and the fringe has dyed black parallel lines overall.
Circular rattle formed of two bent concentric circles of wood holding four compartments containing the sound-making pebbles; a wooden rod is inset across the centre. Plain on one side and painted with red criss-crosses on the other, and with red and blue stripes around the outer ring.
A black woven wool flat disc-shaped hat. Embroidery covers the top. Yellow lines the brim and pink lines the inner form. Unbleached cotton lines the centre area. Circles of pink, green, red, and yellow wool and white string are tacked onto top to make plant-like designs. Wear on tie strings.