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Wooden, two symmetrical dish halves (parts a-b) in form of a killer whale and squid; carved and painted. The inside has a black painted sea serpent ? design on both sides. The two halves are held together by a metal latch; together the dish is conical in shape. The dish is painted in black, red, white and green.
Drumstick with a cane body set into a wood handle, topped with a black metal ferrule. Cane body curves twice, in middle and near top; top curve ends in a curl. Body has a hook-like appearance. Handle is an irregularly shaped cylinder with a flattened front; tapers into an oval-shaped base. Bands of raised vertical rectangles carved along length; plain rings throughout. Bottom section of cylinder, that tapers, is decorated with incised vertical lines. Triangular channel carved into front of handle, near bottom edge.
Seven-stringed harp-like instrument with a gourd resonator. Triangular wood frame extends from top of gourd; attached to gourd with grass ties and resin(?). One rod is vertical and the other horizontal; connected at their ends with a third diagonal rod. End of horizontal rod has a moulded channel and incised decoration across the front; designs include "X" shapes and linear motifs. Tip of vertical rod is pointed and is circled with a raised band; diagonal lines carved along length. Seven strings, made of grass, are tied around the vertical rod and strung through holes in the horizontal rod. Diagonal rod is undecorated. Coils of grass inside of gourd.
Brass oval-shaped bracelet with opening at back. Top and bottom sides are flat; interior and exterior are rounded. Top, exterior and bottom sides have channels moulded along their lengths, forming six pointed ridges throughout bracelet.
Brass oval-shaped bracelet with opening at back. Top and bottom sides are flat; interior and exterior are rounded. Exterior is decorated with incised knotted band along the bottom edge. Small circular protrusions extend from the loops within the knotted band.
Brass oval-shaped bracelet with opening at back. Interior is undecorated; rest of bracelet covered with raised motifs. Designs consist of plain and braided horizontal lines and three protruding shapes evenly spaced throughout. There is a plain "I" shape along the right side of the bracelet; a curved "I", with rounded tips, in the centre; and two cones connected to a curled line on the left side. The cones have lines incised along their sides; dots decorate length of line. Ends of bracelet are hoof-like and undecorated.
Brass oval-shaped bracelet with small opening at back. Top, bottom and interior sides are flat; exterior is rounded. Exterior is decorated with small circular protrusions all along the bottom edge; rectangles are imprinted in between the circles.
Brass oval-shaped bracelet with small opening at back. Interior is undecorated; rest of bracelet covered with raised motifs. Design consists of plain and braided horizontal lines with three butterfly-like motifs evenly spaced throughout. Butterfly-like designs consist of columns of concentric semi-circles surrounding plain and braided vertical lines. Ends of bracelet have large semi-circles attached and are trimmed with bands of plain vertical lines, a braided strand and a column of concentric semi-circles.
Brass oval-shaped bracelet with small opening at back. Top, bottom and interior sides are flat; exterior is rounded. Surface of bracelet is undecorated.
Brass oval-shaped bracelet with opening at back. Top and bottom sides are flat; interior and exterior are rounded. Diamonds imprinted along the top and bottom sides, forming an alternating diamond motif along the bracelet exterior.