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Red-brown round pot with a spherical shape on the base. Three circular ridges are around the sides with incised semi-circles above.
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.
Round, red-brown gourd container with a flaring mouth. Design consists of six panels with incised horizongtal line patterns that include zig zags and cross hatching with a z form below. Mouth has a central horizontal zig zag line surrounded by a pair of black lines above and below. Lines are painted black. Neck is black. Has a skin strap around the neck.
Headdress, or mask, depicting a human face with pointed lips, stylized ears, and raised rows of hair with incised lines, and three incised almond-shaped clan scarifications on the cheeks as well as the forehead. A chicken is depicted sitting on top of the the figure's head with its wings relaxed downwards, tail pointing upwards, and legs dangling down at the back of the head. The headdress is painted with white eyes, a white scalp with black hair, blue scarifications, and alternating white and blue bands delineate the chicken's feathers.
Helmet mask with a domed shape that has a small face, elaborate ridged coiffure surmounted by a bird, and a sisal fringe around base. Highly polished.
Red-brown round pot with a spherical shape on the base. Three decorative concave knobs are on the top with a circular handle in the middle of the top and a pointed spout. The upper portion around these decorative knobs and spout has a main design that consists of incised line patterns around the top which are painted red and black.
Standing wood female figure (ibeji). Head is capped with a conical four-sided rounded headdress. Three scarification marks are horizontally incised along the cheeks. Extended arms have hands touching thighs.Has breasts. Has short legs in relation to body and the feet are very large. Stands on circular pedestal. Beads around neck and hips. Covered with camwood paste.
Figures carved under each one of the seed pots, with six pairs totaling twelve. There is an upturned head carved at each end. Painted black, brown, and blue in vegetable dyes.
Metal turtle with one leg missing and a lozenge design to indicate the shell. The flat head has rounded eyes and is angled to the turtle's right side. The legs turn outward and inward. The turtle's front right leg and back left leg both have a metal ringlet around them.
A scale consisting of a metal rod with a metal pan hanging from each end, with three lines of thread. Simple geometric pattern on pans: one pan has two circular lines (part b) and the other pan has a circular line at the centre and a crescent shape along one side (part a).