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Twig-like headrest; flattened top. Two legs in flared position. Small flat head rest, centre has leather strap going through two holes, then attached to other pieces in centre coloured silver and gold metal. One side incised with linear side. Top bow-like, lower design leaf then half oblong circle. Opposite side has two lines with round centre lined then a circle.
Long, narrow, gourd container incised with geometric designs and two human figures. Bottom has two plant motifs. Has a leather carrying strap connected to leather and is beaded with cowrie shells on the sewn side where it is tied to the gourd. Leather strap is connected to the lid and to the leather which goes half way up the container on both sides. Each side has four small holes where the leather ties go through to hold the strap.
Large, wooden, round container with lower part of the body bulbous-shaped and narrowing to form a neck. Bottom covered with cowhide and with thin strips of the same hide going to the centre ring of cowhide around the neck of the container where there is a braided leather handle and cowhide lid moulded onto the container.
Curved, rectangular goggles carved from a single piece of wood, contoured to fit the face. Narrow eye slits are blackened on interior. Small indentation is carved on the back to accommodate the bridge of the nose. Thin cord is attached on each goggle side.
A basketry container with a bulbous shape, woven from grass in a tight coiled weave. Has four vertical lines on cowrie shells, four on each line. Handle is grass tightly wrapped. Cap is coiled and connected by a wrapped cord.
Small light brown cylindrical bamboo container with two pieces of hide that bave brown parts of hair still on used for caps at each end. Strip of dark brown leather sewn together with hide at the bottom goes all around the container for a handle and is held in place in four places by a small string of beads on the bottom edge of the cap. Red beads on the cap and white with blue striped beads also.
Dark brown goat bell of goat horn. Two long slits with braided hide through them to form the collar. Two carved wooden sticks for clackers attached to single piece of wire in the bell on the cord.
Wooden wolf headdress, or mask, with a long rounded snout, painted mainly in a black and white design, however the inner eyes, nostrils and lips are painted red and the area surrounding the eyes is painted green. Outside two leather straps are nailed underneath the lower portion of the mouth, acting as hinges. Inside two ropes are strung to adjust and open the lower portion of the mouth. There are two upright ears nailed to the top of the head. A black cloth is nailed to the back of the mask and the extra cloth is tucked inside.
Two piece U-shaped fish hook with bent shank and bone barb. Lashed with cedar root on either end. End without barb also wound with fibre and has a loop attached.
A plain woven rectangular cotton pillow cover with four large pink, and gold-coloured wool, tassels. Embroidered with lines, butterflies, and flowers, all in abstract motifs. Gold-coloured thread around the tassles. One side open with copper metallic, and pink embroidered lace on it. Decorated with a few light pink sequins.