Object Listing

Male figure in upright position. Arms held stifly at sides the right arm further away from the body than the left one. Prominent genitalia. Inverted cone club-like feet with small toes. Very big ears and big silvery coloured eyes and a pursed mouth. Dots on face in circular design on cheeks, delineating eyebrows and across chest.

A simian/human figure is seated atop a round stool-like support that has an upper and lower structure linked by two flat rectangular supports with rough geometric designs. The figures knees are raise and its hands rest on the thigh areas. The head is tilted up and back.

Abstracted male figure with a conical round hat balancing ontop of his head.Features are stylised with staring eyes. The shoulders are rounded and the arms are held down by the sides with the palms facing forward. The torso is long and narrow and the legs are bowed outward and are slightly bowed at the knee. The genital hang down prominently. Both feet have sections broken off

Standing female figure with the distinctive rounded horizontal U shape for hips and buttocks. She has slightly indented a heart shape face with ears that stick out at the sides. Her breasts are full and drooping and she has tiny arms that end in small flat hands with tiny fingers. Her genitals are indicated with a groove in the wood between her legs. She has very flat feet with small toes which are damaged.

Standing female figure with the distinctive rounded horizontal U shape for hips and buttocks. She has slightly indented a heart shape face with ears that stick out at the sides. Her breasts are full and drooping and she has tiny arms that end in small flat hands with tiny fingers. Her knees and legs form an elongated Vshape with the knee at the point and she has no feet .

Standing female figure with her hands held at the sides of her belly and a projecting navel. She has linear scarification marks on her face and torso. She wears a skirt of bark cloth and stands on flat feet. Around her neck are strings with beads.

Standing male figure with big white staring eyes with a small dot in the centre. The face is outlined with two truncated heart-shaped lines. There is a coiled necklace of red beads around the neck. The arms are carved separately from the body and attached with metal pins. They are held stifly by the sides with the palms facing inward. The legs are trunk-like and end in flat rectangular feet. The figure wears a leather covering front and back from waist to mid-leg.

Standing female figure a head taller than her male companion piece. She has big white staring eyes with a small dot in the centre. She has a pointed hat with aband of string around it that has and 'horn-like projections at the front. . There is a coiled necklace of green beads around the neck. The arms are carved separately from the body and attached with metal pins. They are held stifly by the sides with the palms facing inward. The legs are trunk-like and end in flat rectangular feet. The figure wears a leather covering front and back from waist to mid-leg. Covering the buttocks area and over the leather back apron is a panel of red beads.

Standing male figure. The arms are carved separately from the body and attached with metal pins. They are held stifly by the sides and bent at the elbows. The hands are infists and these have holes in them and must have held something. The legs arebent at heh knee and end in small feet that are part of a raised black base. The figure wears a front and back covering whic appears to be pleated.

Standing male figure wearing a headring. The arms are held by the sides with thehands in fists. These have holes in them and must have held originally something. The legs stand on a raised base. The figure wears a front and back covering whic appears to be pleated.

Geometricised male figure wearing a short kilt and a cap and holding a shield . Angular inverted cone-like shapes for feet Big flat ears and wide staring eyes with dots for pupils. Shield is divided into 4 alternating light and dark roughly diamond shapes with a dot in the upper section of the right hand diamond

Female companion piece to A-1. Shorter stockier figure with arms tight by sides but lower arms now missing. Conical breasts and a genital covering. Inverted cone club-like feet. Very big ears and big silvery coloured eyes. Dots on face around a circular design on cheeks and delineating eyebrows.

Carved figure of man wearing front and back loin coverings and a ring around his head with a feather stuck in it. One leg appears to be lifted while the other has no foot and just a broken pointed end . The hands are damaged and badly repaired.

Figure is only includes the body from the upper thighs to the head and rests on a flat circular base. The right hand is bent at the elbow and the lower arm is held close to the chest. The left arm is held at the side. The figure wears a front and back covering and has a large round earring/ iziqhaza in each ear.

Female companion piece to A-21. Figure also only extends down to upper thighs. Her arms are held close to her sides. She wears a leather skirt/isidwaba, a wide flared hat, has a large round earring/ iziqhaza in each ear and a number of necklaces all carved from the same wood block.

Standing male figure with a headring. Circular band as loin covering and has his hands held in front of his stomach. He has 'luck bean' seeds for eyes. Triangular feet with no toes indicated

Standing female figure with a pointed hairdo. She wears a skirt and carries a baby on her back. Her hands are held in front of her stomach and she has 'luck bean' seeds for eyes. She has triangular feet with toes indicated.

Columnar standing male figure bending slightly forward from the waist with hands clasped around the stomach . The figure has large mottle patches that are a result of the original grain of the wood. The eyes are small round glassy and red

Small columnar figure of woman with baby on her back. She wears a long skirt and has her hands held in front of her stomach. The baby holds onto her shoulders and wraps its legs around her front where they become a roll. She has seeds for eyes and the front of her feet are broken off .

Kneeling female figure with hands held together over what appears to be a pregnant belly. She wears a skirt and has a tall topknot.

Standing male figure with headring/khehla holding a staff in front with his right hand and a shield at the side of his body with his left hand. He wears a front and back covering. `His feet stand on a roundish raised base that has a snake coiled around it.

Woman with a pointed hairstyle holding a child in front of her. The child is positioned sideways and looking to the figure's left. Woman wears a short skirt with a rolled waistband. She stands with her feet together an a small round raised base.

Armless abstracted black anthropomorphic male figure. Head is domed, white eyes with a black dot in the middle. Chin projects. Torso tapers down to very short hips and leg section. Legs rest on two rectangular plank-like platforms. Penis small, conical and juts our at right angles to the torso

Standing male figure with long straightish legs and short arms held stifly by his sides. Head is elongated and some fingers and toes are missing. The genitalia are missing.

Standing female figure with long straightish legs and short arms held stifly by his sides. Head is elongated and some fingers and toes are missing. She wears a short pleated skirt. The body is pocked with insect holes. Thumb of left hand missing and the skirt has a vertical crack in the front

Standing 'pole-like' male figure. Arms at sides and joined to the torso at the hands.The left hand holds a tiny shield. Has a headring an a coil of beads around neck. Has no feet and legs ends in an upturned hemisphere. Figure wears a small front and larger back cover. Back cover pecked with dots

Standing 'pole-like' female figure. Arms at sides and joined to the torso at the hands. She has a long elongated topknot, wears a pleated skirt and has a coil of beads around neck. Has no feet and legs ends in an upturned hemisphere.

Standing male figure that has arms as part of torso and hands held flat in front of stomach one slightly above the other. He has hair indicated with dots and lines, big round eyes a smiling mouth and a beard. There are strings of beads around his neck and hips and small genitals are visible behind these. He has his legs close together and stands on a small round raised base. The figure has a long crack up its back.

Standing female figure that has arms as part of torso and hands held flat in front of stomach one slightly above the other. She has a pointed hairdo and hair indicated with dots and lines and big round eyes. There are strings of beads around her neck and hairdo. Around her hips are beaded girdles and strings of beads. Her legs are close together and she stands on a small round raised base. She has beaded strings around her ankles.

Squatting male figure (seat appears to be missing) holding a round vessel in front on lap. He wears a spotted backskirt, a spotted shoulder and chest covering, large round earrings and a headring. He has bands around his upper arms and around his upper calves just below the knee. He has a pronounce mustache. His feet rest on an upturned hemisphere with grooved edge.