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Colourful basket with rectangular base and oblong rim, woven with stiff pink, purple, white, green and natural coloured grass. Two looping macrame straps are attached at the top and bright yellow, pink, blue and green grass flowers and tassels decorated the front.
One part of a three piece artistic representation of the attributes of the "shark caller". Figure is a large yellowish wood propeller with thick rope knotted at centre is painted white overall and has incised decorative motifs painted yellow, red, and black on the front surface.[p
Wooden boar-fish carving with painted designs. The fish-like body (a) has fins and a tail. It is painted with large orange, yellow circles surrounded by white dots on black ground. The pig-like head has an upturned snout stuck through with a pole decorated with feathers (b,c), and pointed tusks. It is painted with orange, white designs on yellow ground. There are three kinds of shells arranged from the tip of the snout, down the spine to the tail. There is a large ornate shell and a line of black feathers on the forehead.
Tall wood carving of an ancestor figure standing on a mounded base. Covered with carved body tattoos, a mask-like face on each shoulder, a protruding belly, and large genitalia hanging out from behind a bark loin cloth attached to a grass belt, the figure wears an elaborate mask painted in white, red and black pigments. The mask has large cowrie shell eyes, boar tusks sticking out of the nostrils, elaborate earrings, a feather headdress plus fringe of feathers, and is surrounded with a clay border into which are embedded numerous tiny shells.
Light coloured wood relief carving of Christ's crucifixion. Portrayed are three crosses, a soldier and two women. Etched into the background are a sun, two doves, the number 12 in a circle, and a variety of flowers and grass. The reverse of the plaque has the artist's name and village carved into it, with traces of the words painted in red.
Twisted fibre bag (bilum) in a trapezoidal shape with a long woven strap handle attached to ends of the slit opening. The body of the bag is detailed with brown and navy blue bands and zigzags alternating against the natural beige background.
Woven fish figure. The fish has protruding lips, round face, upper and lower fins and a tail. Black dots are painted on the flat body. Attached to the back is a string for hanging.
Rectangular wooden board with painted designs. One end has a stem tied into a handle. The other end is tapered with the sides bent upwards. The abstract designs have concentric circles and other shapes in yellow, orange and white on brown ground. The back is unpainted.
Woven pig figure. The figure has round ears, cowrie shell eyes and a long protruding snout. On the round body are four thick legs and a thin tail. The figure is light brown with painted black dots on the back. Attached to the back is a string for hanging.
Woven pig figure. The figure has round ears, cowrie shell eyes and a long protruding snout. On the round body are four thick legs and a long tail. The figure is brown with a painted concentric circle design in black, white and red. Attached to the back is a string for hanging.