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Light wood shaft cut through and joined near the midpoint. Black iron flattened spearhead hammered around the shaft and secured with one nail. Coil of wire below the spearhead. Solid pointed metal butt, flattened and hammered around the end of the shaft, secured with a coiled iron band.
Brown wood shaft, black iron spearhead, and pointed butt. Base of the spearhead is flattened and hammered around the shaft attached with a nail. Iron butt hammered around the shaft. Sixteen notches cut into the shaft near the mid-section. Shaft has been cut through and re-joined.
Dark wood shaft cut and joined with a dowel. Narrow iron point with the tang inserted into the shaft bound with tightly coiled iron and two sections of loosely coiled iron. Band of incised geometric design near the point. Metal point flattened and hammered around shaft at butt.
Tipped with a sharpened black metal point hammered around the shaft. Butt end has black metal blade hammered and rounded. Blade joined to the shaft with nails. Shaft cut near centre and joined.
Woman’s dress made of purple shot silk, trimmed with metallic thread embroidery. The bodice front is a panel of heavily embroidered geometric designs worked in couched metallic thread and patches of brightly coloured cotton textile. The dress is collarless, with a centre front slit opening at the neck. High waist. The bodice back is plain. Full sleeves with embroidered cuffs; the two cuffs are similar in design but do not match each other exactly. The bodice is lined with a patchwork of cotton and silk textiles. The skirt is softly pleated onto the waisband. The hem is finished with a wide band of couched metallic thread embroidery and patches of brightly coloured cotton textiles. The back of the skirt is slightly longer than the front.
Traditional shield-shaped whole copper with a T-shaped raised design element that divides the bottom section in half and separates the top section from the bottom. The top portion has sides that flare outwards and a curved top edge. The top portion has a flat border surrounding a convex area decorated with a face. The drawing of the face and a series of parallel lines on the lower portion of the copper have been engraved through a blackened (lead) surface to reveal the copper underneath.
A crescent-shaped ornament made of sheet metal. Four punched holes near the inner edge of the crescent at the centre.
Part a is a long knife with a single-edged metal blade. Has a convex edge, slightly concave back to within 6.5 centimetres of point when it becomes convex and angles to a point. Green-stained wood pommel has two extensions, the longer one of which is at a right angle to the rest. On this, there is a low relief splayed human, face down, hugging the pommel with a floral pattern and incised geometric shapes. Both extensions are fitted with beige hair pieces, possibly horse hair. These pieces are circled with red and black dyed hair rings at the bases. Haft is wrapped with plaited metal inset, with hardened fibre and resin mixture? Sword fits into a larger wood slot of the sheath (part b) formed by two pieces held by a series of bamboo strip lashings along the length. Sheath lashed to a smaller hide sheath formed from a piece folded together along the length. Woven bamboo loop handle and woven bamboo and twined nylon rope handle with attached crescent-shaped wood piece. Part c is a smaller knife that fits in the hide sheath. Slightly curving dark brown wood haft with a silver metal band inset in wood, fibre, and resin? Incised scrolled character and lettering (Bujang nl 9). Double-edged convex metal blade, concave back to 5 centimetres of point where it becomes angled, both concave and convex to a point.
Wooden crossbow (a) with a twined, fibrous cord (b). Bamboo crosspiece, tapering out from centre has carved dowell-shaped ends. Piece is centred passes through and at right angle to stock. Stock tapers at front end to two points and tapers from join leveling out towards butt end. Two notched rows along length of front end with remains of fur overall, added by gluing(?). Carved notch halfway down stock and dowell ends of crosspiece accommodate. Part b: length of twisted and bound fibre; two loops at each end for fitting over dowels; centre of length is reinforced with twisted bamboo for fitting into notch. Carved, articulated wooden trigger attached by dowel to stock.
Cylindrical container with lid from natural nodes of bamboo, one end closed on each. Red geometric patterns on container with diamond shapes. Ends with gold and red rings. Red cross on lid's indented top. Shorter lid is fitted over the longer container. Woven rings are inset into the bamboo on each. Single cut grass strand is knotted at both ends to two woven handles protruding from both sides of the container's woven ring. Grass passes up through the two drilled holes in the lid, is knotted together, and extends stiffly upwards.