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Woven pandanus bag done in a plain diagonal plaiting with a top strip of a more intricate triangular geometric pattern. Long braided straps with tassels on the ends are made from thirteen small braids converging together on either side of the bag.
Mat of pandanus leaf stitched with bark fibre ? and bark cord with the leaves parallel to the transverse axis. Rectangular in shape, folded in the middle on the longitudinal axis. One long edge stitched on the inside with bark ? fibre; one long edge stitched on the outside with bark cord, one short edge finished in a running stitch with bark ? cord . All edges of leaves are folded under.
A bundle wrapped in light brown pandanus leaf partially coloured with red ochre. Contains pebbles. Bundle bound with bark fibre.
A very long plain dark bow without string. The bow has a flattened oval appearance with one flat side in cross section (one side flat, one side convex.), tapering from the centre to the ends. There is a raised ridge around the bow at both ends. One end has a cassowary claw, which is now broken. The opposite has two woven sleeves, probably rattan, each 1 cm. wide. The flat side of the bow is coated with thick resinous substance, now flaking off.
A pandanus leaf string headband with grey polished plane stem beads. The beads alternate with the string. Light horizontal rows with eight beads are on each vertical strip. The centre has two vertical rows of long cylindrical black beads with two vertical rows of grey beads. Each end has red dye on the string, and the braided ties.
A pandanus leaf string headband with grey beads alternating with the string. Eight horizontal rows with eight beads are on each vertical strip. The string is dyed yellow at either end, in between the beads.
Large fibre bag (bilum) in a rounded rectangular shape with the sides angled inward to the top. On either side of the slit opening is the end of a woven handle. The body of the bag is loosely woven in a fishnet style. There are horizontal bands that are slightly darker; natural ground.
Small, string, u-shaped bag (bilum) with long handle loosely tied in 'fish-net' style. White/brown overall, discoloured in some areas and some red patches of dye.
Blowgun of natural dark brown wood. Thin metal lance-olate blade lashed to shaft with four sets of rattan binding, the lowest one of which is wrapped around four times while the middle two are wrapped around twice and the top one is wrapped around multiple times. Muzzle is plugged with pandanus leaves. Shaft widens slightly from muzzle to butt end, where it flares to form mouthpiece. Mouthpiece slightly concave; hole at centre (0.9 cm.) edged with red wax. Pith inside hole with small hole bored through length.
Woven, spade-shaped fan that is hafted into a split in a bamboo stick. The design is in different coloured bands that follow the line of the edge; colours from outer to inner are: light brown, brown, dark brown, lighter brown. The bamboo is held together with twined leaf and two bent nails.