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Rectangular shaped case with a rounded top and a slit opening; embroidered with silk threads on a light brown background. Depicted on both sides are cream coloured grapes ? on grey, brown and cream leaves with navy and brown vines throughout. The top has a blue and navy ruyi pattern. Attached at the opening is a black piece of twisted silk twine.
Elongated rectangular shaped case with rounded ends and a silk, embroidered design. The case slides open near the top. Teal twine runs through the case. Attached at each end are two threaded teal tassels. The body of the case is covered in dark purple silk fabric and is detailed with a brown and green abstract design as well as orange and blue calligraphy. The both sides have one beaded orange symbol; both sides are different.
Elongated diamond shaped case made of beige silk fabric with repeated pattern of purple prunus surrounded by a teal ‘m’ design, enclosed in a black square with rectangular protrusions on the corners. Attached to the bottom point is a piece of teal twine with a brown clay? bead. Hanging from the twine are two silk, threaded tassels; one purple, one teal. The case has a slit opening at the top which is held closed by a grey piece of knotted twine. Inside of the case is lined with teal, silk fabric.
Wooden needle case that is wider at one end and narrow at another. In between is a globular shape and a series of linear grooves around the case (part a). Narrow wooden end inserts into case is a long hollow tube (part b). Part c is a needle (4.5cm), part d is a needle (4.5cm), part e is a needle (4.5cm), part f is a needle (4.5cm), part g is a needle (3.2cm), and part his a broken needle (half).
Long rectangular tube with rounded corners, drilled hole through centre, longitudinally, and circular human figure with head appendage at top. Head is flattened in side view; raised forehead and nose; heart shaped facial plane with incised, dark brown crescent-shaped eyes and mouth. Relief carving on tube includes arms which are pulled back along figure's side; feet are sticking out 2/3 rds of the way down the tube. There is an indentation indicating legs. Seal on back with raised head at bottom, inlaid round nostrils, eyes and smaller circles behind and to the sides of eyes. Front limbs straddle tube; seal tapers towards back with back flippers indicated by vertical lines and curved lines converging to end from 2 dots. Incised decoration includes; semi-circle line on figure's chest, along this line is a stick figure with arms outstretched between 2 rectangles, one of which maybe an animal; large frontal figure at bottom, below feet is crosshatched with arms raised. Decorative band on at bottom edge on sides and back are 3 horizontal lines; between first and second are triangle shapes extending in from both lines. Arrows on each side. Design worn on side. Few longitudinal cracks, some carving marks and embedded dirt. Head has been broken and repaired with adhesive.
An ornamental metal disc welded in four places to attach two bars to the back. From the lower bar a small rectangular box, 6.5 cm. by 2.5 cm., is hung by a cloth strip. The box has loops at the bottom and from these, there are hung three strips of red cotton, one of which has been doubled the full length. These are strung with cowrie shells and the cloth is knotted at the ends.
Roughly conical hand-built ceramic case (part a) with a rectangular hole cut out near the base. A well fitting cover (part b) for the opening has holes in the corners matching holes on the vessel. The orange ware vessel has many small scale geometric designs of hooks and frets in lengthwise rows which are painted in black on a neutral slip base. One third of the surface, opposite to opening has no design. Nipple-like projections on base and tip of cone.
Ivory-coloured hollow tube-like case with two bands of black at each end. Both ends are open.
Ivory-coloured tube-like case with three bands of simple geometric designs emphasized with black pigment. Brown cork-like plug in one end.
Ivory-coloured tube-like case with horse, fish, and flower designs emphasized in black. Wooden stoppers at each end are attached with strips of rawhide. A blue bead is strung on the rawhide. Three small ivory pegs are contained in the case.