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Long bamboo and wood spear. Wooden spear point bound to thick bamboo shaft with woven plant fibre. Thin lines carved around top and butt end of shaft. Spear point is darker than shaft and has two sections of barbs carved in a circular pattern in middle of spear point.
Long bamboo and wood spear. Wooden spear point bound to bamboo shaft with woven plant fibre and wax. Spear point carved with alternating circle and triangle patterns. Circles also carved into top and butt end of shaft. Spear point darker then bamboo shaft.
Long bamboo and wood spear. Spear is bound to bamboo shaft with woven plant fibre and wax. Spear point is darker then bamboo shaft and has two sets of circular barbs of uniform size. Thin circular lines are carved into the butt end of the shaft.
Long bamboo and wood spear with carved bone head. Spear point is curved in the middle and has five barbs on each side. The spear point is bound with string to a narrow wooden shaft, which has traces of white powder on all sides. The wooden shaft is then bound with plant fibre to a slightly larger bamboo shaft. Lines are carved at the top and base of the bamboo shaft.
Tooth necklace. Teeth are woven into necklace pointed side down by a hole in the top of each tooth. Necklace is closed by a long knotted coil at the back of the neck.
Large woven bag. Bag has 2 shoulder straps, and a third larger handle. Front is decorated with bunches of thin braided tassels hanging from bands of alternating brown and yellow triangles. No decoration on back.
Thick coil of bamboo. No decorations on coils. Ends of one strand are knotted. Two loops of rope on opposite sides hold the coil together.
Coil of bamboo. No decorations on wide strands of bamboo. Two strands are knotted at the ends. A loop of rope holds the coil together.
Scales consist of a metal rod (part a) and two metal pans (parts b and c). Rod has metal hooks attached to each end from which the pans would suspend. and cotton fibre tied to the middle . Tied to one pan (part b) are three strands of cotton fibre that suspends the pan from the rod hook. Pans have incised circle design with dot in the centre on the convex and concave sides.
Tall, freestanding sculpture carved of wood. A female wearing a white mask embellished with painted lines and crescent motifs holds an axe aloft in her right hand. She wears a shell and sago fibre necklace around her neck, and a short sago skirt at her waist. Atop her head is a large sea bird painted in shades of light brown, with wings stretched up and out, beak and talons grasping a fish attached to the woman's forehead. The woman sits on the shoulders of a male figure, painted dark brown, who grasps her legs, wearing a large crocodile mask and a feathered loin cloth around his waist. He stands on a small round base carved as a turtle. The eyes of all the figures are shell.