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Fifteen long tapering braids of black hairs twined together with a black cord at the thicker ends of the braids. Three cords extend from the twining and are joined together. Near the top is blue synthetic yarn twining the braids together. The tapered ends of the braids are unfastened.
Belt composed of a narrow warp-faced band with a grey-greenand off-white zigzag pattern running the length. Lenticular shapes fill the spaces on either side of the zigzag with a black border running along the edges. The unwoven warps at one end are braided and knotted. A tuft of light brown yarns are caught in the knot.
A loom (parts a-j) with an unfinished woven belt. The design consists of three white patterned bands with red and green figurative and geometric motifs all on a red ground. The textile is attached at the top and bottom to cylindrical shaped wooden sticks (part a). Intertwined in the multicoloured warp are two cylindrical shaped heddles; one covered in red twine, the other in brown. There are also two cylindrical shaped wooden tools (parts b and c); five cylindrical shaped wooden tools with a pointed end (parts d,e,f,g,h), all of varying size; one bone pick (part i) and a black and brown braided rope (part j).
Belt with a central band that has a bird motif and geometric motifs of circles, diamonds, crosses and reverse curves in white, red and green and narrow bands of white, green and pink near weft selvedges. One end is finished with nine knotted braids. A re-plied cord is attached to the braids and to the warp selvedges at the other end.
Skirt made of black fabric and gathered at the waist with hot pink piping at the hem and a multicoloured striped band for a waistband. There is an opening at the top of one seam with ties extending from the waistband. One horizontal pleat 20 cm above the hem. To the right of the seam that leads to the opening in the waistband, a piece of fabric has been added at the hem to extend the height of the existing fabric. The back left loom width is pieced together just above the hem.
Belt composed of a narrow woven band with white geometric designs and bird figures worked against a background of dark red and green. One end is finished with two braided strands and the opposite end is frayed.
Belt formed by a narrow woven band with white figurative patterns in off-white worked against a background of dark red and green. Images of birds, a llama (?) as well as abstract motifs like circles, diamonds and crosses are arranged along its length. The other face of the fabric has figure and ground colours inverted. One end is finished with a braid, and the opposite end consists of loose wool strands.-
White animal hair whisk with multi-coloured woven leather handle. There is a loop of braided leather attached to end of handle with large knot. Where the handle and the whisk meet, there is a fringe made of leather strips that hang over the hair and is secured with a narrow white leather band. The handle is green, black, yellow, white and red.
Stool carved from a single piece of wood. Oval base forming arrow-shaped mid-section which forms into seat of stool. Seat is wider at the ends, and narrows in the centre. Sides curve slightly downwards. A braided leather handle is attached to the mid-section in two places through pierced wood, and knotted on other side.
A pandanus leaf string headband with grey polished plane stem beads. The beads alternate with the string. Light horizontal rows with eight beads are on each vertical strip. The centre has two vertical rows of long cylindrical black beads with two vertical rows of grey beads. Each end has red dye on the string, and the braided ties.