Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Small carving of a bird. Wings are tucked back and delineated by a carved line around the lower body. The base of the bird is flat with two small feet protruding out at the bottom front. The neck is long and head is small, with a pointed beak and no defined features. A large spot of black paint colours the right side of the tail.
Large knife with a wooden handle. Blade is metal, symmetrical, and an elongated leaf shape that tapers to a sharp point. Handle is thinner through the hand piece, wider at pommel and at the guard where shaft meets blade. The base of the blade has been inserted into the handle by several millimetres and is held in place by two nails through the guard.
Bundle of sinew, bunched together. The object is a single piece, thick and cohesive at one end, separating into many strands toward the other end.
Model lamp carved out of stone, roughly oval to triangular in its top view. The object has a convex interior with a sharp crease along the bottom running from left to right. A thick upper rim is carved into one side of the lamp. The exterior bottom is rounded with a sharp ridge at middle.
Small model of an oil lamp. The piece is carved out of stone, roughly triangular in its top view. The lamp is convex like a bowl, with a sharp crease on the interior bottom running through the centre. The rim is thin on the long sides and wide at the two corners. The exterior bottom is rounded with a small flat area that allows the lamp to stand upright.
Pair of ear ornaments, each made from a single length of bamboo. A small piece of pointed wood protrudes from one end of the bamboo, where black, red and yellow feathers are attached.
Rectangular pot, flat on bottom, with angular corner edges and straight sides that curve slightly inward toward the top. An irregular zigzag pattern is carved across one side and remnants of red and green paint can be seen on the base and on another side. The rim has a hole in each corner to insert a hanging string. The interior of the bowl is rough. A small hole is bored through the bottom centre with a piece of wood inserted that comes out the base.
Small carving of a seal. The animal has two joined flippers, held vertically, and extended at the back with a small triangular tail carved above them. Two fore flippers are carved into the sides near the front. The head is small and has two painted eyes.
Small carving of a bird. Figure is standing upright on one delicately carved foot and a small dowel of wood. The body is long and plump with a thick tail, long neck and small head. The beak is small and pointed, and the eyes are two bored holes painted black.
Small carving of a bird. Figure stands upright on two small feet. Wings are tucked back and the tail is rounded. Neck is long and head is small, with a blunt beak and no defined features.