Split leaves woven to form a rectangular shaped fan. Fan is attached to a wooden rod for a handle. Geometric designs woven in red, green, purple, and pink.
Rectangular woven bag with twisted handle and rim opening.
Rectangular shaped woven bag with twisted handle and rim opening.
Rectangular woven bag with braided strap. Stripes of grass have been dyed red, and brown and have been woven into the front and back of the bag. The ends of each side of the bag have abundant fringe.
Pipe bowl with two tubular stems protruding from a pointed base. Thicker stem is embellished with incised vertical lines around the bottom portion. Overall, brown-red in colour. Bowl of pipe is slightly darker towards the pointed base.
Pipe bowl with two tubular stems protruding from a pointed base. Thicker stem is embellished with incised vertical lines and dots around the bottom portion. Overall, brown-red in colour.
Ornament with round, bracelet shape and a ridge at the outer centre (v-shaped in cross-section). Slight raised lip at inner edges.
Ornament, c-shaped with many-faceted ends that each have two stamped simple flower-like designs. Made from brass with a high zinc and tin content.
Ornament composed of a thick band of metal bent into a c shape with beveled edges and incised bands of geometric pattern that run the length of the ornament.
Necklace composed of blue and black glass beads, varying in size and shape, strung on string.
Knife with a curved, double-sided blade that ends in a point and has a central ridge running along its length. The knife is twisted at the neck, which flares outwards to form a short handle pierced with three holes at the curved top.
Knife with a curved, double-sided blade that ends in a point and has a central ridge running along its length. The knife is twisted at the neck, which flares outwards to form a short handle pierced with one hole at the top and that has two triangular notches cut from either side.
Brown wood mask of an animal, possibly that of a donkey? Has bulbous eyes, ears, and horns. Large open mouth with jaws and very large teeth, five and six pairs deep. Upper teeth have incised diagonal lines. Fabric band across the forehead decorated with cowrie shells and extends back around t...
Red-brown hollow piece that has a rounded bottom. Five incised horizontal parallel lines arond the upper sides. Ten knobs are around the rim with an upright spout-like feature in between at one end and a modelled loop handle in between at the other end. Handle has a horizontal pointed knob on ...
Women's head (typical woman's coiffure) on circular base. The eyes are slitted horizontally with slightly rounded eyelids. The eyebrows are curved and slightly upraised. There is a nose, a prim mouth, chin and pinched ears. The hair consists of conical-like protrusions extending outward from ...
Light weight wood figure with an elaborate coiffure indicated by incised line patterns. Clan scarifications on the face and the long neck. Closed oval eyes, a nose, and pouting lips. Has small breasts. Arms resting at the sides with the elbows bent so that the hands are at either sides of the n...
Pipe with a mouthpiece tube of wood at one end that then widens to form a cylindrical bowl. Rectangular piece protrudes from pipe tube where it bents into the bowl. Hollow centre. Outside appears to have been oiled.
Light brown handle with geometric bands. There are two carved faces with iron eyes on each side of the two lobed paddle. A wood loop is at the bottom.
A circular metal container (part a) with three cylindrical legs and lid (part b). Geometric borders in relief, and plain panels with central boss on lid plus two "loops" at the edges. Cast by cire-perdue method.
Ornament composed of metal wire twisted around a base to form a cable-like pattern and bent into a c shape with the ends flattened and ornamented with bosses, lozenges and triangles.
Ornament with round bracelet shape that has a ridge at the outside centre and a band of low-relief decoration at the inner edge on both sides.
Bowl of pipe in the shape of a frog or fish head. Stem protrudes forwards and has a small tapered rim. Overall, object is black in colour.
A relatively flat metal piece rolled into a cylindrical shape and stapled together at the ends. Decorated with stylized figures separated by geometric bands.
A scale consisting of a metal rod having a metal pan hanging from each end with three lines of thread. Simple geometric pattern on pans: one pan has two circular lines (part b) and the other pan has a circular line at the centre and a crescent shape along one side (part a).
Metal piece reproduction in a ceremonial sword shape that has a pin attached to the back. While both the cross-guard and the pommel are rounded, the latter has a point at the tip end. From the base of the blade near the handle to the tip end that curves upward, there are the following: a concen...
Metal turtle with one leg missing and a lozenge design to indicate the shell. The flat head has rounded eyes and is angled to the turtle's right side. The legs turn outward and inward. The turtle's front right leg and back left leg both have a metal ringlet around them.
Thick, rectangular metal piece with a design that consists of an elaborate spiral in relief design that extends into a connection with an outward facing, truncated trident-like shape with upraised lines at either end. Cire-perdue method.
Simple geometric linear designs in relief. Made by cire-perdue method in metal. The first piece (part a) is a square with a design that consists of a geometric u-shape. The second piece (part b) is a wide rectangle with a design that consists of four upraised horizontal bars. The third piece ...
Bronze figure of a bird on a wood base. The bird is a rooster with its head turned backward toward its flat, upward pointing tail that is perpendicular to the bird's beak. The triangular wings that have incised lines are open and pointing slightly downward at either side. On a pyramidal shape ...
Ring composed of two strands twisted together and the loose ends brazed together. The ends overlap.