Object Listing

Rectangular panel of beadwork with the top continuing horizontally into a 3 strand waistband on either side and beaded 1/3 of its length on either side. It has a fringe of beads along its lower edge that is tipped with beads made from "Jobs Tears" (botanically, Coix lacryma-jobi) seeds. Designs are diamond shaped, linear and triangular.

Rectangular panel of beadwork with the top continuing horizontally into a 3 strand waistband on either side and beaded 1/3 of its length on either side. It has a fringe of beads along its lower edge that is tipped with beads made from "Jobs Tears" (botanically, Coix lacryma-jobi) seeds. Designs are diamond shaped, linear and triangular.

Rectangular panel of beadwork with the top continuing horizontally into a 3 strand waistband on either side and beaded 1/3 of its length on either side. It has a fringe of beads along its lower edge that is tipped with beads made from "Jobs Tears" (botanically, Coix lacryma-jobi) seeds. Designs are diamond shaped, linear and triangular.

Rectangular panel of beadwork with lengths of string running horizontally through the top, middle and lower edge incorporated as design element. The top section is the widest stepping down to the narrowest at the lower panel. Triangular designs.

Rectangular panel of beadwork with lengths of string running horizontally through the top, middle and lower edge incorporated as design element. The top section is the widest stepping down on one side to the narrowest at the lower panel. Triangular designs.

Textile panel with a strip of beadwork along its edge. The beadwork is in triangular and diamond geometric designs. There are also plant-shaped designs just above this panel

Textile panel with a strip of beadwork along its edge. The beadwork is in triangular and diamond geometric designs. There are also plant-shaped designs just above this panel

Multi-strands of beadwork gathered at 19 equidistant points around its length with small metal padlocks with keys.

Leaf shaped bowl with two smaller trough shaped bowls on either side and an irregularly shaped bowl along its horizontal length. This bowl has two circular containers projecting off it. The main bowl and the two on the sides ate supported by 4 rectangular struts that project out from underneath the central bowl. The irregular bowl is supported by a rectangular strut. the structure has 4 short cylindrical legs supporting it. are

Roughly carved spoon with thick handle and some geometric designs

Large pear-shaped spoon bowl with a handle with wavy edges.

Carved spoon with ovoid shaped bowl. The handle widens at the middle into a rectangular panel with diamond-shaped designs. The end of the handle is a circular knob with a hole through it.

Spoon with round deep bowl and a handle that is bent sharply up at an angle and then straightens out.

Wooden frame to hold rolled up mats. There are two vertical panels one behind the other and two horizontal bars that span between them. The four front panels have geometric designs carved into them and darkened with pokerwork

Rectangular panel of wood divided across its narrow length into 5 main areas by shifts in paint colour. Decoration is made up of diamond and triangular designs painted onto the surface.

Rectangular panel of wood divided across its narrow length into 5 main areas by shifts in paint colour. Decoration is made up of diamond and triangular designs painted onto the surface.

Rectangular panel of wood divided across its narrow length into 4 main areas by shifts in paint colour. Decoration is made up of diamond and triangular designs painted onto the surface.

Two rings of wood undecorated

The body of the vessel bulges out from a narrow base and then narrows towards the raised neck and rim. It is decorated with linear and leaf shaped designs engraved into the surface which are lighter than the vessel body colour.

Helmet mask with a naturalistically carved smiling face and human hair with small dreadlocks on either sides. There is a narrow band that runs front to back and around the base of the skull over the hair.

Ovoid basket that bulges out from a narrowish base curving inwards to a small opening with lid. It has irregular linear geometric designs spiralling around its body

Large round but flattish basket with lid. It has zigzag designs in regular rings around the body

Ten rolled waist belt. Beading is wrapped around rolls of textile joined together to form a long flat rectangular belt. Each roll has strands of string projecting from their ends embellished with 2 larger red beads at each string. The panel has a lacy fringe and a small beadwork flap at its left hand side. It is divided up into 16 vertical panels of alternating colours the last section being 3 vertical rows of 7 white Xs on a black background.

Round gourd with long narrow neck. It is completely sheathed in beads in panels of zigzag designs.

Square of black textile with the lower end decorated with lines of beadwork as well as three circular motifs.

Bottle shaped gourd completely sheathed in beadwork in a checkerboard design. It has a round stopper covered in beads and strings of beads attached to its waist that hang down and have bifurcated ends.

Spherical gourd completely sheathed in beadwork divided up into vertical panels of colour with two triangular designs in each panel. It has a round stopper with a beaded loop and a multi strand beaded handle.

Nine cycad seed pods and one carved fluted container each attached to lengths of beadwork sheathed around string cores. These have been tied together at the ends of the bead lengths. The beading is in linear and twisted designs.

Long panel of beadwork with a diamond pattern running vertically down its centre. The neck tie has two sides - each with three rectangular panels of beading divided in half vertically into two coloured sections, Small string of beads with a larger one at the end as a fastener.

Waistband with three rolled tubes of textile wrapped with beads. At one end there is a horizontal rectangular panel of beadwork with checkerboard designs. In the centre is a vertical bead panel with four rows of rusted brass buttons across the centre and V shaped designs. From the top of this, from each side, are long rectangular bands projecting at angles flaring outwards from the top. These have a slanted striped design down their length.