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Boot-shaped fabric pin cushion with a small pouch at top. Beige velvet front, heavily covered in floral beadwork patterns, with different types of beads and some brown sequins; the flowers and leaves appear to have been sewn onto paper first. The edges of the boot are covered in spirals of clear beads. The upper flower has three loops of beads hanging out of the centre. The inside front of the pouch and the entire back are covered in beige cotton (now stained blue and patched at corner); the boot is tightly stuffed with what may be straw, or other plant material. Small loop of multicoloured beads (mainly shades of blue) attached to top.
Set of 6 matching miniature birch-bark chairs (parts a-f), another chair with a slightly different shape and pattern (part g) and a birch-bark corner shelf (part h); all decorated with floral designs in dyed quillwork. Parts a-f and h have similar floral designs on the chair backs and seats, in white, pink, yellow and green quillwork, with a simple cross pattern on the lower sides. The other chair, part g, has much finer floral patterns on five surfaces, embroidered using dyed grasses(?).
Tall cone-shaped female doll with plaited plant fibre wrapped around the neck, arms and body. She wears a black and red skirt with white and some red and purple beadwork along the hem as well as some multi-coloured beadwork. A flat metal hoop wraps around the waist, and a piece of skin with fur is wrapped over the back and breasts. She has hair of fine twisted plant fibre, and the face has beaded features. The body is filled with stuffing.
Small, round, lidded basket with frog designs. Basket has inset rim and fitted lid (part b). Basket is made of tightly woven grass with cedar bark rim and base; lid made solely of grass. Dyed grey-green lines border bottom edges of basket and the lid rim; faded frog designs on basket sides and lid surface. All frogs have their front legs stretched forward and back legs bent at their sides; two small natural spots in centre of faces, imitating eyes. Frogs on basket are facing top; frogs on lid facing outer edge. Lid has a central knob handle decorated with a grey-green checked design. All dyed designs are dark purple on the interior surfaces.
Three separate belt styles - red hoop belts (seven hoops currently tied together; part a), black multistrand string belt (part b), and a fabric belt with a metal coil around it (part c).There are seven hoop belts of bent bamboo grass(?) or rattan(?) that have been lacquered red which have been tied together with red and green string. The multistrand belt is made of coiled loops of twisted black fibre which has been tied together with red and green string. The fabric belt is a strip of cloth with metal coiled around the midsection. One end of the fabric has several knots along it, possibly incorporating more cloth.
Concave comb with eleven long teeth extending from an elongated, trapezoid-shaped handle. Three decorative triangular cutouts in middle of handle; alternating up or down triangles in a row. Exterior of handle is dark brown; interior of handle and teeth are yellow-brown. The exterior, smooth surface of the bamboo has been carved off the outside of the teeth.
String puppet. Puppet carved from a section of bamboo with three stacked faces carved in the upper half and a notch cut out of the top. The puppet is lightly carved with the designs painted in blue, red, teal and black. The top face has eyes that are underlined in red, a red down-turned mouth, black steeply angled eyebrows and a moustache and split chin beard. The second face has solid black angled eyebrows with blue lines above them, red outlined eyes, and a mouth with two incisors and two long fangs. The third and bottom face, has red outlined eyes with bright blue mask around the eyes, small black moustache, wide red lips with teeth showing, and three different designs of concentric circles along the jaw alternating between blue and black. Each figure has movable limbs, which are controlled by strings inserted into three holes on each side and have circular cross-sections of bamboo attached to the ends of each pair of strings at the bottom. The top two sets of limbs are longest with three cylindrical bamboo grass beads and long blade-like structures at the ends. The lowest set has two cylindrical bamboo beads and a circular cross-section of bamboo at the end. The carved designs extend into the lower portion of the bamboo and has two concentric hearts at centre. The back is carved with artist's signature(?).
Ceremonial parang (part a) with scabbard (part b). Long knife has a cylindrical horn hilt that tapers towards top; rectangular protrusion extends from left side. Both top half of hilt and protrusion are hollowed out. Circular, curvilinear, linear, and fang-like motifs carved in relief along upper half of hilt; hilt grip covered with woven band of rattan. Holes are drilled into the tapered section of the hilt, for hanging purposes; hilt attached to blade with resin. Knife blade is convex on one side, slightly concave on the other, and widens from the hilt; back edge of point is tiered. Linear, "X" designs, geometric, and curvilinear motifs incised along front of blade. Scabbard is composed of wood sheath for the long knife, and has a smaller plant fibre and fabric sheath tied to back with rattan. Wood sheath is made of two pieces of wood bound together with rattan; upper two bands of rattan are plain, bottom four are tied decoratively. Panels decorated with floral and curvilinear motifs carved along front of wood sheath. Smaller sheath is undecorated and has two pieces of bamboo along the interior edges, providing shape. Long braided rattan cord, with looped ends, threaded through small sheath, for carrying purposes.
Drumstick with a cane body set into a wood handle, topped with a black metal ferrule. Cane body curves twice, in middle and near top; top curve ends in a curl. Body has a hook-like appearance. Handle is an irregularly shaped cylinder with a flattened front; tapers into an oval-shaped base. Bands of raised vertical rectangles carved along length; plain rings throughout. Bottom section of cylinder, that tapers, is decorated with incised vertical lines. Triangular channel carved into front of handle, near bottom edge.
Seven-stringed harp-like instrument with a gourd resonator. Triangular wood frame extends from top of gourd; attached to gourd with grass ties and resin(?). One rod is vertical and the other horizontal; connected at their ends with a third diagonal rod. End of horizontal rod has a moulded channel and incised decoration across the front; designs include "X" shapes and linear motifs. Tip of vertical rod is pointed and is circled with a raised band; diagonal lines carved along length. Seven strings, made of grass, are tied around the vertical rod and strung through holes in the horizontal rod. Diagonal rod is undecorated. Coils of grass inside of gourd.