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Carved wood prawn painted black, red and brown. Red eyes with white shell inset bulge out from slightly recessed eye socket.
Large flute in two pieces. Thin, carved, black, wood figure, with large winged bird on its head, has braids of plant fibre with shells and bone and a long, elephant trunk-like nose hanging down, and a long red and white tail. Figure's face is covered with tattoos in beige and red. The upper figure (part a) fits into the flute section (part b) which is a large piece of bamboo, with a large hole top and bottom, covered with carved and stained black designs, and with reed basketry at top and base.
Wood sculptural group, carved and painted with yellow, reddish orange and cream pigments, rises from a mound-shaped base with eyes. Tall standing figure with elaborate facial mask is wrapped with snakes; two large ones coiled around its shoulders, another two swallowing its legs and one hangs down from its nose between its legs to end with a huge head at the back. A large spotted bird is perched on two pointed bamboo branches behind the figure's head and two small figures holding pointed spears in each arm stand guard at its feet, one at each side, facing outward. All figures wear grass skirts and have clay topped heads embedded with shell and grass hair. All eyes are shell and strands of twisted rope with attached shells and seeds hang from all noses, ears, necks, wrists and ankles.
Large wooden figure sitting upon a stool. The light green head has a row of black feathers surrounded by four rows of small shells. There are cowrie shells as eyes, painted concentric designs and a long pointed beak. The brown body has pointed breasts and small wings. Tied around the neck is a large cowrie shell. Tied around the waist is a grass skirt. A cord is knotted around both wrists and ankles.
Painted wood carving of a skin cutting figure. A horn-billed bird, a male with large genitalia wearing a white mask with grass hair, and a small crocodile with curled barbed tail are stretched out, one behind the other, and clinging to the bottom of an inverted canoe with a carved crocodile head prow. All figures are adorned with shell eyes, twisted grass bracelets and anklets, and they are decorated with white, red, and ochre designs over a dark brown background, as is the canoe.
Long, curving snake with painted yellow head, white and red eyes and white teeth. Rectangular scales, eyes, nostrils and teeth are carved out. A blade of dried grass is tied around the neck and a piece of twisted grass fibre is knotted at the snout.
Wooden dog and pup carving. The dog is laying down with its head above crossed forepaws. The dog has cowrie shell eyes and black stripes painted overall on brown ground. The pup is suckling at a nipple on the dog's side.
Somewhat oval shaped, dark wood board with bamboo handle depicts a carved scene with cartoon word bubbles. Painted in yellow, white, red, orange and black, a female figure paddling in a dugout canoe is begging a large crocodile to let go of the other female figure it is holding. On the right is a wood hut and palm tree, in the water below are fish and more crocodiles, and in the distance is a blazing sun.
Narrow wood crutch with dark stain. Running down each side is a similar grouping of carvings that starts at the top with a narrow mask with ears, long nose, mouth (one with tongue stuck out), and necklace that turns into the tail of an alligator that faces down to an iguana that is facing upwards. A strip of grass is tied to the tail of one of the alligators.
Bulbous dark brown clay smoke pot with rounded bottom narrowing neck and mouth with flared lip. Two faces with protruding pointed noses and raised eyes and mouth have been carved on opposite shoulders, with swirling carved decoration in between. Numerous holes have been cut into the lower portion and a handle of wound grass loops up from large holes at the neck.