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Animal horn instrument. The horn is wrapped with leather at the base and carved with eight grooves at the tip. A hole is bored through to the centre from the outside midway between the leather and the tip.
Natural branch carved at one end to reveal the light wood. Other, broader end retains darker bark and is painted with hardened acacia gum.
Hardened triangular sample of black glue.
Metal double-barbed point (a) with a metal shaft wrapped in sinew and inserted into a hollow section of sinew-covered bamboo. Into this is fitted a mid-section of carved wood which is pointed at both ends. A bamboo shaft (b) wrapped with sinew at both ends. The posterior end is notched. The anterior end forms a socket which fits over the lower point of the metal shaft.
A straight, brown stick, sharpened at one end, the opposite end is forked and has a small branch with hardened acacia gum. The bark of the branch has been removed in two places exposing the lighter inner wood. The gum is a transparent brown.
Mask with red-brown humanoid face with a three-tiered headdress of overlapping petal-like forms. The face has heavy arched eyebrows that curl at the outer ends. The eyes are protruding and somewhat conical with rounded tops. The large nose has a bulbous tip and flared nostrils. The lips are drawn back from the teeth and are outlined with a black jagged design. Two upper and lower rows of pointed teeth are exposed with curved fangs at either side, and a tongue hangs out the front of the mouth. There is a rectangular motise hole at either side of the head, each with three small holes at top, bottom, and towards the front of the mask.
Axe with handle made of one piece of wood that has been hafted in a bent splint, reinforced with resin and bound with plant fibre string. Handle tapers toward end; stone axe blade affixed between wood by resin.
Obsidian set in wood, then attached to thin wood shaft. Geometric design outlined with string and accented with white seeds. Obsidian blade a curved triangle in cross section and comes to a point. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: white diamond shapes surrounded by red; a plain brown section with a horizontal red band around the middle; and three sets of four seeds along sets of two diamond shapes surrounded by black.
Chipped blade set in wood with pitch and fibre lashings. The shaft is made of cane. Geometric decorations outlined with string and accented with white seeds. Obsidian blade is triangular in cross section and is flat at the end. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: a red x-formation surrounded by white at either side and black at either end; and five sets of four seeds around red, white, and black diamond shapes.
Bird shaped wooden mat creaser with a groove running lengthwise on the ventral surface. Carved from medium brown wood that has darkened around the tail and wing region, where it would have been gripped when used. Circular wood grain visible on sides of bird. The head of the bird has two small holes to represent eyes. They have been darkened with a resin, which has fallen out of the right eye leaving a hollow socket.