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Carved wooden turtle dish. The turtle has an oval-shaped body with a round head and arms at one end, legs and pointed tail at the other. On the front, the body is carved-out to create a bowl. On the back the body has curved designs painted in orange, outlined in black on white ground.
Wooden carving of two figures. In the front, a woman kneels facing forward and reaching her arms back. Upon her head is a large cylinderical headpiece. In the back, a man stands facing forward with his hands upon the woman's headpiece. Detail are highlighted with white pigment. The two columns of figures share a base.
Wooden carving of a figure standing with an intricate staff. The figure has a long face and concentric half circles down his sides. Both arms reach forward to hold the staff. The top of the staff has a pointed animal head and the bottom has openwork. Detail are highlighted with white pigment. The figure and staff share a base.
Carved wooden figure of a mother and child. The mother stands facing forward, holding a short staff with one hand. The other arm supports the child. The child holds one breast in its mouth, the other breast in its hand.
Brown string bag (bilum), tapered at one end.
Brown string bag (bilum) with a single handle.
Brown string bag (bilum) with two long handles. Woven into the bag are irregular red, green and yellow stripes.
Carved wooden figure painted red and black. The head is painted gray, has carved protruding points and oval facial features. The body is painted brown and narrow, with arms by side and hands resting on hips. Feet are part of a narrow base, with sides that stretch upwards and connect to the thighs.
Tall bis pole of light coloured wood with carved figures and red, yellow and white pigment. Above the pointed base is a hollowed oval canoe or bowl shape topped with a head. Two standing female figures, with body and facial tattoos, wearing only belted thongs, face each other, one holding the other up by the knees and the other resting her chin on top of the first female's head adornment. Braided grass tassels hang from holes along the sides of the hollow oval and from the ears and neck of the figures; top figure has a woven white cotton tube bracelet around one wrist.
Bis pole of light coloured wood with carved figures, painted with white and brown pigment. Above the weathered base is a hollowed oval red-striped canoe or bowl shape. A male and smaller female figure stand facing each other, she hugging his waist, he holding her arms at the elbows. Both figures have carved brown tattoos on their face and body, painted black hair, and they wear braided grass belts, necklaces, and earrings; a braided grass tassel also hangs from one of the eight holes along the sides of the bowl. A red seed is imbedded into one eye of the male, the other eyes have only remnant adhesive.