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Square woven mat with 2 central zigzag and triangular designs.

Square woven mat with triangular, diamond shaped and parallelogram shaped designs.

Square woven mat with triangular, diamond shaped and parallelogram designs.

Skirt of multiple strands of plant fibre. It has a tubular waistband, a long panel of beading and a short beaded fringed skirt that hangs from it. The panel and beaded skirt have zigzag patterns.

Cape constructed with a leather panels onto which a leopard skin with the limbs and tail shape intact has been attached. There are strings of beads looped over the cape in a wide zigzag net. The skin is edged in white beading

Hat made of animal fur. It has a broad band around its lower end with a beaded chinstrap. Long strands of beads are attached to the hat. The lower edge of the beaded band has a beaded fringe with one white button attached to each three strands of beads. Designs are diamond shaped and linear.

Plastic head of a commercially purchased doll with its neck inserted into a round gourd that is covered with a lacy sheath of beads. The neck of the head is wrapped in blue plastic and the blond hair has been threaded with red and white beads.

Bottle shaped gourd entirely covered with beadwork in speckled designs.

Staff with a circular finial flat on two side but with a thickness of about 1/3 its width. The finial has a central mirror and has been edged with telephone wire work. The end of the staff has a cylindrical cap of telephone wire work.

Very tall cylindrical form that is sheathed in beadwork win rings of design. It has two bunches of beaded loops as earrings at opposite sides of the top rim. It has a fringe of beads at the top and bottom ends and three along its length

Very tall cylindrical form that is sheathed in beadwork win rings of design. It has two bunches of beaded loops as earrings at opposite sides of the top rim. It has a fringe of beads at the top and bottom ends, one in the middle and a number of metal rings hanging from strings of beads around the form

Very tall cylindrical form that is sheathed in beadwork win rings of design. It has two bunches of beaded loops as earrings at opposite sides of the top rim. It has a fringe of beads at the top and bottom ends one in the middle and a number of metal rings hanging from strings of beads around the form

Hourglass-shaped gourd with a carved human head as a stopper finial. This has white beads for eyes, carved bumpy hair and wears a beaded necklace. The upper body of the gourd has a ring of embedded white beads and the lower section is wrapped around with strings of beads

Hourglass- shaped carved medicine container. It has carved human head as a stopper finial. This has closed eyes, a cap of hair and wears a beaded necklace. The upper body of the gourd has rings of zigzag and linear grooved designs while the lower section is wrapped around with strings of beads and a fabric strip. It also have two rings in grooved lines.

Hourglass -shaped gourd with a carved finial in the shape of a horizontal disk with a long stopper inserted into the gourd. The top of the disk has a circle of white beads embedded into its surface and two prongs of curved metal sticking out. It has strings of white beads around its waist.

Skirt of multiple strands of plant fibre. It has a tubular waistband, a long panel of beading and a short beaded fringed skirt that hangs from it. The panel and beaded skirt have panels with interlocking crenelated edges as patterns.

Full skirt consisting of multiple strings of plant fibre. It has a rolled waistband covered with beads. Covering the top part of the fringes is a lacy band of beadwork with fringes hanging down from it. There are five circular beaded medallions attached to the waistband. The fringe has a wavy zigzag design

Multi-strand bracelets

Full skirt consisting of multiple strings of plant fibre. It has a rolled waistband covered with beads. Covering the top part of the fringes is a lacy band of beadwork with fringes hanging down from it. There are two circular beaded medallions attached to the waistband. The band has truncated triangular designs and the fringe has a checkerboard design

Full skirt consisting of multiple strings of plant fibre. It has a rolled waistband covered with beads. Covering the top part of the fringes is a lacy band of beadwork with fringes hanging down from it. There are two circular beaded medallions attached to the beaded fringe. The band is divided into rectangular stripes of various colours. and the fringe has linear designs

Semi circular panel of animal hide with a rolled beaded waistband. It has bead panels and other beaded decorations attached.

Three long ropes covered in beaded candy stripe patterns and bead looped fringes at their ends. The lengths are divided into thirds with a colour change in the middle third Marking the division between the thirds and the end of the tassel above the fringes are thicker bands of larger beads.

Wide flat beaded belt with panels of bigger beads at each end. The designs are triangular and diamond shaped. There are two white buttons at one end and one at the other.

Small conical horn covered in lacy beadwork in red and white beads. It has a small round stopper attached to the container with a string looped through a metal handle.

Curved conical horn with its body wrapped with strings of beads in three panels. It has an elongated cylindrical neck.

Cape of animal skin, fur side out, to which many beaded amulets have been attached by short beaded loops

Hourglass-shaped gourd with a carved human head as a stopper finial. This has white beads for eyes and carved bumpy hair. Around its waist multiple strings of beads wrapped. From this a ring of beads is suspended and from this bead covered pod shaped amulets hand.

Hourglass-shaped gourd with a carved human head as a stopper finial. This has white beads for eyes and carved bumpy hair. Around its waist multiple strings of beads wrapped. From this a ring of beads is suspended and from this bead covered pod shaped amulets hand.

Hourglass-shaped gourd with a carved human head as a stopper finial. This has white beads for eyes and carved bumpy hair. Around its waist multiple strings of beads wrapped. From this a ring of beads is suspended and from this bead covered pod shaped amulets hand.