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A greyish stone sculpture of a crouching human figure incised with linear geometric patterns. The oblong oval face extends outward at an downward angle. The elbows are bent so that the hands are clasped together at the front. Sitting on a stone.
Stylized stone figure that has a long cylindrical body carved with the arms extending downward to have the hands clasped together in the front. The head has a vertical hairline design of zig zags down the middle with a horizontal incised line midway at the back. The eyes are carved in such a way that they dip inward concavely. There is a nose. The slightly open mouth has two grooves indicating teeth.
Six long thin pieces of twisted iron known as a kissi pennies (parts a-f). Each is shaped like a pick on one end and a horizontal spade on the other, with a thin, twirled metal stick between. The second piece (part b) is the longest and is slightly longer than the first piece (part a). The third piece (part c) is the shortest. The fourth piece (part d) is larger than the third piece (part c). The last two pieces (parts e-f) are in between the first piece (part a) and the fourth piece (part d) in size length; however, the last piece (part f) has a larger spade than the fifth piece (part e).
Textile composed of two pieces of cotton damask with a flower-like pattern and dyed blue over orange-brown with a series of bands composed of two block printed geometric designs. The shorter ends are unfinished.
Textile composed of cotton damask with a geometric pattern of small squares and a mottled light green and dark greenish-blue tie-dyed pattern. The ends are unfinished.
A Nomoli sculpture of a human figure carved with a downward pointing triangular face, high brows, large nose, round bulging eyes, and a big protruding mouth. The legs are short, and crouched with the arms, and the hands, wrapped around the knees in front.
Spear with wooden shaft covered in bands of dyed red leather at the ends, each with a raised band at either end and a band of grass (?) woven through slits in the leather to form a diagonal pattern, and a centre section covered in off-white skin. The spear has a spade-shaped metal tip with a border of indented semi-circles along the edges of the blade, and incised lines at the base of the blade. The butt end is composed of a conical piece of metal.
A carved wood figure with high upraised bone eyes set in pitch. Ape deity. There is a nose, big pouting lips, and large rounded concave ears. The neck tapers to angled shoulders with the arms resting bent at the elbows so that the hands are curved inward at the front. The figure is sitting in a crouched position.
Textile composed of off-white cotton damask with a floral design dyed with indigo and brown in lighter mottled bands alternating with bands of thin stripes at the centre and solid mottled bands at the ends. The ends are machine-stitched.
Kambei figure. Standing female, nude, with elaborate coiffure. Closed oval eyes, nose, small mouth, ears, and four vertically grooved scarification marks on each cheek. More scarification marks on the upper chest, upper arms, and stomach. Figure is carved with a large neck ring. Her arms are resting at her sides with the elbows bent so that the hands are joined under her belly. The legs attach to a circular base.