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Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.
Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft. There is a notch cut into the reed 2/6 of the way down from the top of the shaft.
Arrow with a tapering point shaped from dark brown hardwood that has been inserted into a long reed shaft. Woven grass ? ring secures point at top of shaft.
Spoon with ovoid bowl and flat rim that is parallel to the cylindrical handle. The handle tip curves back and has a slightly smaller, flaring cylindrical tip that has been burnt to a dark brown finish. Nearly one third of the way up the handle from the bowl is a segment that flares outwards from its slightly narrower centre, and this segment has also been burnt to a dark brown finish. The edge of the bowl rim is also dark brown.
Spoon with ovoid bowl and flat rim that is parallel to the cylindrical handle. The edge of the bowl rim has been burnt to a dark brown finish. An off-white string has been tied near the end of the handle for hanging.
Wooden spoon with shallow, elongated ovoid bowl that merges into a slightly tapering handle that is roughly semicirclular in cross-section. The edge of the bowl, the neck of the handle, and the end of the handle are burnt to a dark brown finish. There is a hole pierced through the end of the handle. There is what looks to be a "2" carved into the handle near the bowl. An inscription in ink on the bottom of the handle says, "UNKOMAASS EASTER 1?76 / SOUTH AFRICA."
Spear with iron spearhead that has a very short shaft, curved sides, a pointed tip, and a centre ridge. The spearhead end is bound to the wooden shaft with leather, sinew or hide strips near the top of the shaft.
Spear with triangular spearhead that has a short cylindrical shaft with two raised bands at the top. The spear is secured to the long wooden shaft with woven stem ? decorated with horse hair that points towards the end of the shaft. The wooden shaft has been painted black.
Oval-shaped plate with four feet on the underside of each of the four corners. An additional triangular piece with a hole in the centre is attached to the underside for hanging. Plate flares slightly at the top.
Long rectangular carved board. Carving depicts three figures that are divided vertically by diamond-shaped geometric borders. The top figure is shown in profile and is wearing a grass skirt around the waist, the middle figure is shown standing face forward, has short hair, and is wearing a black dress, and the bottom figure is shown in profile, is wearing a headband and a black dress. A sticker on the back of the piece reads: " African Art... Durban South Africa." There are two evenly spaced holes at either end of the board.