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Flat rectangular band of beadwork with 4 cycad seeds attached to its end. Each has a stopper (bamboo?)

Spherical gourd with small stopper. Decorated with a circular ring around its mouth and half-moon designs all created with inlaid wire work.

Bottle shaped gourd with lower section larger than upper section. It is sheather completely in beadwork with linear designs. The stopper is small and round and covered in beads and is attached to the container with a strand of beadwork.

Long cylindrical snuffbox completely covered with bands of beadwork. It has small metal studs at each corner where a beaded strap is attached.

Long cylindrical snuffbox completely covered with bands of beadwork. It has a beaded strap is attached to the centres of each circular ends.

Short cylindrical snuffbox completely covered with bands of beadwork. It has a beaded strap is attached to each circular ends.

Ovoid vessel with a flat rectangular tail that curves around almost completing a circle.

Hollow shape of a quadruped (could be guinea pig) Has four short triangular legs, a plump cylindrical body, small ears and little round indents for eyes. It has a hole at the end of its 'snout' and one under its little tail.

Spherical gourd. Decorated with curved designs all created with inlaid wire work.

Three leaf-shaped spoon bowls project off a curved neck in the shape of a truncated U - two opposite each other at the end and a second off the longer arm of the U. Four tines project at right angles off the shorter end of the U. The U portion is embellished back and front with linear and triangular designs carved into the surface and blackened. The top of the tines where the U begins its loop has 6 raised bumps in two rows.

Snuff spoon with a rounded leaf shaped bowl and a single tine. The spoon curves slightly upwards along its entire length. The area below the bowl is decorated back and front with linear geometric designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff spoon with a retangular shaped bowl that has a narrow section in the middle and a single tine. The area below the bowl is decorated back and front with linear geometric designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff spoon with an elongated bowl that is tapered from its widest part close to the tip to the front as well as backwards to the shaft. Shaft is a series of symetrical diamond and cross shapes along its length. This is embellished at the back with circles with dots and in the front with additional linear geometric designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff spoon with an elongated bowl that is tapered from its widest part close to the tip to the front as well as backwards towards the shaft. Shaft is a series of open circles along its length. This is embellished at the back with linear geometric designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff spoon with an elongated bowl that is tapered from its widest part close to the tip to the front as well as backwards towards the shaft. Shaft is carved with wave shapes along its sides. It is embellished in the front with black dots.

Snuff spoon with two elongated bowls that are tapered from their widest part close to the tip to the front as well as backwards towards the shaft. They are linked at their bases with a raised geometric panel. This is embellished at the back and front with linear designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff spoon with two elongated bowls that are tapered from their widest part close to the tip to the front as well as backwards towards the shaft. They are linked at their bases with a panel with two parallel and symetrical semi-circles with holes in them and a shallow diamond shape between them. This panel is embellished at the back and front with a linear design carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff spoon with an elongated leaf shaped bowl and a single tine. The bowl tilts forward slightly. The area below the bowl is decorated back and front with linear geometric designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff spoon with an elongated leaf shaped bowl and a single tine. The bowl tilts forward slightly. The area below the bowl is decorated back and front with linear geometric designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff spoon with an elongated leaf shaped bowl and a single tine. It has a pronounced inward curve along its lenght. The area below the bowl is decorated back and front with linear geometric designs including the number '4' carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff-spoon comb with leaf-shaped bowl, a narrow neck, rounded shoulder and 3 times. The back of the neck is embellished with linear designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff-spoon comb with leaf-shaped bowl, a neck that curves and leans slightly backwards, shoulder/waist, buttocks and 3 times. The back of the neck is embellished with linear designs carved into the surface and blackened. There is a strong play on the anthropomorphic in the spoon.

Snuff-spoon comb with leaf-shaped bowl, a neck that leans back slightly, waist, buttocks and 3 times. The neck is embellished with linear geometric designs carved into the surface and blackened. There is a strong play on the anthropomorphic in the spoon.

Snuff-spoon comb with leaf-shaped bowl, a neck that leans slightly backwards, shoulders and 4 times. The back and front of the neck and shoulder area is embellished with linear designs carved into the surface and blackened. There is a strong play on the anthropomorphic in the spoon.

Snuff spoon with a cone shaped bowl and a single tine. The area below the bowl is decorated with linear geometric designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff spoon with a leaf shaped bowl and a single tine. The area below the bowl is decorated with linear geometric designs carved into the surface and coloured with black and red stains.

Snuff spoon with a leaf shaped bowl and a single tine. The spoon curves slightly upwards along its entire length. The area below the bowl is decorated back and front with linear geometric designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Snuff spoon with a leaf shaped bowl and a single tine. The spoon curves slightly upwards along its entire length. The area below the bowl is decorated back and front with linear geometric designs carved into the surface and blackened.

Two identical ovoid vessels surrounded by a superstructure. This consists of an ovoid ring that encircles the two vessels. Below are 4 vertical pillars as feet that become 4 arms that support the ring. Between the superstructure and the vessels is a gap. Across this gap the ring and the vessels are joined together by horizontal struts. There are a further two arms that project from the vessels at the narrow end of the structure supporting the ring and with struts at tehse points connecting to the vessels. The surfaces of the vessels, rings, struts and pillars are covered with with parallel grooved ridges.

deep round bowl supported in a 'hammock'-like structure that has a quadrifoil base from which two 'arms' om eitehr side rise . These curve round into a horizontal bar with amasumpa designs that joins the sides of the bowl and from which it hangs.