Object Listing

Small snuff spoon with one pointed prong and leaf-shaped bowl. The neck region is embellished front and back along its top third with geometric zigzag, triangle and diamond designs. These are engraved into the surface and blackened.

Pipe with two bowls inlaid metal designs on both sides of the bowls - each a horseshoe with diamonds within which is a circle with a star. The inner bowls are lined with metal/lead.

Staff surmounted with two baboons/monkeys - one at the top of the staff and the other two thirds the way up. The top simian crouches holding onto a rounded finial staring straight ahead. The second simian holds onto the staff of the staff and looks out to its right. The bottom third of the staff is covered with animal hide that has fur on the outside.

Broad vertical rectangular beaded train with geometric and linear designs

Broad horizontal rectangular bead panel with geometric and linear designs. Has two leather waist straps

Long narrow flat circle of beadwork with geometric and linear designs

Broad horizontal rectangular bead panel with geometric and linear designs. Has two leather waist straps

Flat circle of beadwork with a few frills of beading and geometric and linear design

Circular band of partially openwork beadwork. Restrained geometric design.

Circular band of partially openwork beadwork. Restrained geometric design. A few frills of beadwork

Circular band of partially openwork beadwork. Restrained geometric design.

Circular band of beadwork. Restrained geometric design.

Rectangle of canvas with beadwork in horizontal and vertical geometric designs. The canvas is folded over to create a double layer along the top edge which is trimmed with beadwork. The lower section has two side flaps and a fringe between consisting of a row of leather strips tipped with beads.

Rectangle of canvas with beadwork in horizontal and vertical geometric designs. There is a leather flap creating a double layer along the top edge. This is trimmed with beadwork and two rows of brass beads along its edge. The lower section has 6 beaded tongues - the centre one being the longest and the end two the shortest.

Shaft and round finial completely covered in beadwork with geometric designs.

Woven mat onto which beadwork with geometric designs have been attached. There is a rectangular opening in the centre through which the backing mat can be seen. This has been crossed by three differently coloured strands of wool with decorated pompoms- two attached diagonally to the opposite corners and one from the centre of each short side of the rectangle

Woven mat onto which beadwork with geometric designs have been attached. There is a rectangular opening in the centre through which the backing mat can be seen.

Woven telephone wire basket with multi-coloured swirls in the centre opening out into broad panels of colour.

Rectangle of canvas with beadwork in restrained horizontal and vertical geometric designs. The leather is folded over to create a double layer along the top edge. It has two rolls wrapped in beading along the top edge and is trimmed with a strip of brass beads and a lacy bead fringe. It has a leather triangular flap in the middle trimmed with beading. The lower section has two side flaps and a fringe between consisting of a row of leather strips tipped with rectangles of beads. This is partially covered with a panel of openwork beading.

Woven telephone wire basket with multi-coloured swirls in the centre opening out into zigzag patterns.

Carved house post in the shape of a standing man wearing a suit arms at his sides.

Roundish spoon bowl with long handle. The handle is carved with a rectangular design that concertinas in and out and has notches cut into the centre of each side of the handles. This design only covers the top 2/3 of the handle the balance being plain. The handle curves away from the centre line and has a pronounced arch when viewed from the side.

Spoon with tear-drop shaped bowl. The handle is decorated with a raised line of bumps that twists around the handle.

Tear-drop shaped bowl. The handle is decorated along approximately 2/3 of its upper section with a grooved design that has been divided into four sections on each side and two of each 1/4s darkened so that they a checkerboard affect is created. This is repeated on the reverse side. The top end of the handle is a circle with a hole in the middle.

Spoon with teardrop-shaped bowl. Its handle is decorated along the upper 2 thirds with rows of overhanging projecting zigzags.

Spoon with tear-drop shaped bowl. The handle has an open triangle more or less in the centre of its length.

Amphora-shaped vessel with a small hemispherical hollow handle. The body is divided up into six horizontal sections each decorated with linear and criss-cross carved designs.

Amphora-shaped vessel with a flared fin-like tail and 4 short rectangular legs. The neck flares slightly outwards and it and the base of the tail is embellished with telephone wire work. On its back is a hemispherical handle with a hole through it. The body is decorated with linear, triangular and cross-hatched carved designs. It has a zoomorphic appearance.