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Multicoloured woven belt decorated with a pattern consisting of geometric designs and animal figures. The border on the top and bottom alternates between red and green stripes. The pattern alternates between purple and pink designs on a white and yellow background and vice versa. The pattern extends to one end of the belt, while the other end is composed of multicoloured fibre cords stitched together.
Multicoloured woven belt with a geometric pattern. One end of the belt has five multicoloured woven cords of fibre with gaps between them attached to a short dark purple cord, while the other end has a long dark purple cord. The belt's design alternates between two black diamonds on an orange and white background and vice versa; opposite order on the other side of the belt. The pairs of diamonds are positioned where one is on top of the other. All the diamonds have small circles of the background colour in the centre.
Multicoloured woven belt with fibre cords on each end. One end has two green cords (one long, one short) while the other end has a long orange cord, attached to the belt with purple fibre. The latter end is composed of ten woven cords of fibre that are stitched together. The belt is decorated with various animal figures resembling birds and quadrupeds. In between the animal figures are three vehicles resembling buses. On one side of the belt, these designs are embroidered in black and pink or yellow and grey on a white background; vice versa on the other side.
Multicoloured woven belt with abstract, geometric, and foliage designs. Near one end of the belt are five multicoloured woven cords of fibre with gaps between them. Three orange and white cords extend from the other end of the belt, uniting to form one long cord. The belt has 14 alternating dark green and white sections, with a yellow horizontal line running through. The white sections are decorated with dark green embroidery and vice versa. The central five sections and the section next to the end with five cords have foliage patterns. Another section appears to depict two bird-like animal figures. The remaining sections have geometric or abstract designs.
Exu dance wand. Wooden wand composed of two sections: a carved humanoid figure on the top and a smooth, cylindrical handle on the bottom. The figure is kneeling on top of a circular section of wood; the handle connects to the underside of this circular section. The figure is holding two objects in each hand, and their arms are close to their chest. The figure appears to be wearing a headdress, composed of a cylinder extending from the top of the head that connects to a large irregular hexagon. There are incised lines on the figure's face and they appear to be wearing a loincloth-like garment. There is a loop carved out of the bottom of the handle.
Beaded choker-style necklace composed of a leather cord covered in pink beads with a gold button on one end, and a fibre loop for fastening the necklace on the other. Extending down from the cord are seven beaded squares. The squares are blue, black, and white, with white beads on the side and red beads on the bottom.
Multicoloured woven coca bag with a long thin woven strap, an open top, and a small flap on the front. The bag is made of two woven panels sewn together to form the front and back of the bag. The strap is woven in beige and red and sewn into the inside seams of the bag. The front panel has a beige background with lines of burgundy, pink, neon orange, and neon yellow abstract designs in the centre. These designs are also on the flap, which is located in the top centre of the bag. The bottom edge of the flap consists of loops of wrapped threads in shades of dark blue, red, pink, white, and yellow with tubular wrapped strings with a ball at each end on the bottom corners. The left and right borders on the flap are hot pink. On either side of the central designs are large vertical zigzags surrounded by small horse-like figures, all in red. There is a vertical line of pink abstract designs running through each zig zag, as well as a line of neon yellow and pink abstract designs bordering both sides of the central design. The back panel has a beige background with many vertical and horizontal lines in shades of red, pink, neon yellow, dark green, and neon orange. The left and right borders on both panels are neon orange, dark green, and yellow. The bottom edge of the bag is made up of loops of wrapped threads in shades of pink, white, yellow, orange, red, dark blue, and dark green with a wrapped thread ball at each corner and one in the centre. Each ball has two tubular wrapped strings with a ball at each end.
Vertical painting of a stylized anthropomorphic figure with the head pointed up, toward the top of the canvas. The figure has orange dots on either side and is decorated with orange and white lines, circles, zigzags, semicircles, and dots. To the right of the figure is a long line that ends in a point facing downward, toward the bottom of the cloth. This line has smaller lines extending from the top left side toward the face of the figure. The space around the bottom of the figure is filled with repeating brown lines, mostly on the left side. The left side of these lines contains concentric orange and white circles. The canvas is stretched on a wooden stretcher and held in place by nails. Dark red-brown paint marks are on the back; ink label on the lower right side of the stretcher.
Rectangular fabric face covering, with coins and beadwork across surface. Covering has a plain dark brown-red centre, bordered by strips of metal beadwork, and adorned with opalescent buttons stitched with pink thread. Two eye holes cut out above rectangle; fabric ridge sewn down middle of covering, imitating a nose. Ridge has coins attached along the top edge, and plastic beads and buttons along the sides. The largest coin is a worn Victoria Empress - One Rupee India 1901. Three long tassels are attached to the top corner of both sides, and three short tassels hang from the bottom edge. The tassels alternate between sections of metal beading, wrapped metal fibres, and red, orange or green tassels. There are three straps attached to the back.
Rectangular, pale orange-red fabric face covering with beadwork and embroidery. The cut out eye hole is divided by two wrapped fibre strings down the centre. The edge of the eye hole is decorated with chain stitch and metal beadwork. The cover has chain stitch embroidery and beadwork in concentric lines, leaving the middle plain. A fabric ridge is sewn down middle of covering, imitating a nose. Ridge has white beads along the crease on each side, and is more heavily beaded on the lower half. Unlined.