Object Listing

Simple block headrest made from a rectangle of wood that curves inwards slightly at the centre

Columnar figure with a mop of reddened string hair. Its body is covered with rings made from plant fibre as well as numerous hoops wrapped with beads, straps with white buttons attached in a row, beaded ring as well as a metal chains draped around. It has two little arms made out of bead strings that hand down the sides.

Carved wooden figure of an initiate. She has straight columnar legs painted white at the bottom and no arms, large breasts and a large head. Her hair is mop-like and made from reddened string. The eyes are reflective studs, there is a nose but no mouth. She has two chain links and a metal ring in each ear. Her long neck is covered in ringlets if grass as well as two loops of beads. The skirt of reddened string fringes is attached to a wide belt decorated with rows of white buttons and 4 rows of large pink beads in the front. At the back short rows of metal chain hand above a swallow tail leather back skirt also decorated with white buttons.

Waistband made of string with a fringe of threads hanging from it. Covering this and hanging beyond its lower end is a fringe of beaded strings.

Wooden shaft supports a superstructure cut from metal and painted. There is a top horizontal rectangle below which are two wings. On one side the rectangle is painted with a circle with a pinwheel design in the centre and two squares with lines of small motifs. The two wings have goats depicted. The reverse side has geometric designs painted

Wide flaring basket with narrow bottom. It has linear circles, triangles and other designs some introduced through coloured plastic cord.

Spherical vessel with a short vertical neck. It is a reddish brown colour with zigzag designs around its upper circumference.

A round circlet of hair bound with a central piece of leather

Irregularly shaped hide cape ( it follows the outline of the skin of the animal from which it was taken and is used sideways so that the horizontal runs through the tail and the neck regions. The upper waist band area is heavily decorated with a wide band of brass studs that stretch across its full length. Attached to the bottom of this band is a narrower strip of beadwork with inverted triangular designs. From this a number of long bead strands dangle to which small beaded decorations have been added some ending in brass bells and others in small beaded flaps.

Roughly oval apron of hide with a scooped section out at the waist area. The waist band is decorated with a roll of asymmetrical geometric beaded designs. The bottom curve of the apron is embellished with eleven circular beaded decorations. One large beaded roundel is attached to the centre of the apron and two half roundels are attached to the edges in line with the central decoration. Brass beads have been attached along to the edge from the upper section, down the sides to approximately where the roundels are situated.

Three long cords of beadwork around a rolled textile core. Each cord is divided into three sections with added loops and larger beads. The cords have a candy striped design twisting along its length. The lower ends have pink wool fringes

Three long cords of beadwork around a rolled textile core. Each cord is divided into three sections with added loops and larger beads. The cords have a candy striped design twisting along its length. The lower ends have pink wool fringes

Stiffened rectangular panel of animal hide with the fur still attached. It has 3 rolls of beadwork attached to the top edge and beading in bold geometric and triangular designs in a U-shape covering the surface except for a square in the middle where the fur shows through. two strings of beads intersect across this space from corner to corner and are decorated with buttons. Some strands are broken and buttons missing.

Rectangular panel of beadwork divided into two unequal sections by a line of looped beading. The top section is smaller and is decorated with zigzag designs. The lower section is divided into squares with diagonal patterns across each square, The top edge has a roll of candy-striped beadwork and the three other edges are decorated with fringes.

Five diamond shaped sections joined together with one in the centre and the 4 others abutting each of its sides. The diamond shapes are decorated with concentric diamond shapes getting smaller and smaller towards the centre. These are created with a range of different kinds of beads.

Beadwork wrapped over a rolled core of textile in an isishunka sequence. Banded designs.

A loop of two twisted strands of beadwork divided into 3 equal sections by 3 sets of 2 beaded loop clusters.

A loop of two twisted strands of beadwork divided into 3 equal sections by 3 sets of 2 beaded loop clusters.

Short heavy fringed skirt with a rolled beaded waistband and a beaded fringe hanging down across the front.

A flat circular collar of beadwork. Beading is lacy with zigzag design radiating out from the centre.

Flat circular band of lacy beadwork

Circular band of lacy beadwork

Four medallions of beadwork linked together by 5 sets of beaded strands and attached to a loop of beadwork of 4 single strands

Tree medallions of beadwork that once all held round mirrors in their centres - now only one has one and one has shards still attached. These are linked by strips of beadwork - two between each medallion and the next. The end strands have two brass bells attached.

Coiled metal wire wound around a circular roll of animal hair.

Coiled metal wire wound around a length of animal hair.

Flat circular band of beadwork with diamond shaped designs

Flat rectangle of beadwork with diamond and linear shaped designs

Panel of beading attached to a woven fibre backing. Designs vertical and linear. Some missing beads

Rectangular panel of beadwork divided into two unequal sections by a line of looped beading. The top section is smaller than the lower section and both have triangular designs. The lower edge is decorated with elaborate fringes with loops and sections of single strings of beads as well as larger angular beads.