Object Listing

Conical figure with a rounded base sheathed in a wrapped string beadwork (alternating small blue and big white beads) to just below its head. Its head is the round end of the form and it has a small face indicated with beads and hair of black beads. It looks very much like a 'mielie.'

Cylindrical figure sheathed in beadwork with a pleated skirt around its base. Bunches of beads with a coin in each delineate earrings. She has a waistband of 2 strings of plastic beads. Her head is encrusted with thickly layers strings of beads all attached and a button in the centre

Cylindrical figure with a reddened mop of hair fixed to the top of the ehad with a long nail. The body is sheathed in grass rings paited and twisted in a variety of designs. There are also rings of beads around the body and two beaded straps of leather on either side as arms. One leather ring with buttons sewn on wrap around the bas to which small rectangular hide panels front and back are attached. These represent front and back coverings

Dumbbell'-shaped figure with two round carved ends and a central shaft that is wrapped in beadwork. It has some tassels hanging from one end of the bead wrap. The central shaft swells slightly in the centre.

Cylindrical object with three spherical sections - at either end and in the middle. The object is covered in macerated plant material and has a string of beads around each narrow section between the wider regions. The top of the head has some lucky bead seeds stuck into it.

Cylindrical object with spherical end. It is covered in macerated plant material and has a sleeve of fabric wrapped around most of it body. The top of the head has some patches of white and red seeds stuck into it with some missing.

Conical child figure with 6 beaded rings around body. Figure has arms made from a long loop of beads strings that has 12 small beaded rings threaded onto it. It has a round head that is beaded with eyes and mouth indicated in white and black beads.

Figure made from trilobal palm fruit. It has multiple strings of beads wrapped arounf its 'neck' , two white beads for eyes, A tuft of string hair, leather panels front and back trimmed with beads that hang between the 'legs' from under the necklaces. There is a string loop attached.

Figure made from trilobal palm fruit. All three projections have been sheathed in beadwork. It has strings with beads attached as hair. Leather panels hang down front and back between the 'legs' from under the necklaces. These are trimmed and decorated with beads. There is a leather loop attached.

Tiny figure made from trilobal palm fruit. All three projections have been sheathed in beadwork. It has a few short strings of beads attached to the top of the head.

Standing felmale figure with a mop of long reddened hair with tear-drop shaped metal disks and a fringe. She has no eyes a small nose indicated and a mouth and chin. She wears two beads hanging from her ears. Around her neck are muliple strands of bead alternated with reed. Her breast are is uncoivered and she wears a leather front covering, a triangular front skirt and oval shaped back skirt. These are decorated with beads and cowrie shells. Her arms are held straight by her sides and has metal wound around just above the elbow. Her feet are triangular with no toes.

Conical child figure with 4 beaded rings around body. Figure has arms made from a long loop of beads strings that has 6 small beaded rings threaded onto it. It has a round head that is beaded with eyes and mouth indicated in white and black beads. She wears a small arch of beads on her head, a thin ring of beads around her neck and two small loops as earrings

Conical child figure with 6 beaded rings around body. Figure has arms made from two loops of beads each with three small beaded rings . It has a round head that is beaded with eyes and nose indicated in white and black beads. It has a beaded chain with two rectangular panels draped over the body as well as 2 tiny leather and bead aprons on a beaded loop around the lower section of the body. She has a lacy necklace of beads around her neck.

Conical child figure with 7 beaded hoops around body. Figure has arms made from two strings of beads - the right hand side with 4 small beaded hoop and the left with three. It has a round head that is beaded with eyes and nose indicated in white and black beads. It has a beaded string with 2 tiny leather and bead aprons front and back around the lower section of the body. She has a necklace of beads around her neck.

Conical child figure with 10 beaded rings around body. Figure has a long loop for arms small beaded front and back aprons with a fringes of fur and carrys a small hide shield with a beaded staff on its back

Conical child figure with 7 beaded hoops around body and no arms. It has a round head that is beaded with eyes and nose indicated in white and black beads. It has a beaded string with 2 tiny leather aprons front and back around the lower section of the body. The figure also has a belt of interlinked grass rings with wool threaded through and pompoms suspended.

Tall conical figure completely sheathed in beadwork with a mop of beaded fringes for hair and a brass button as a face. It has an interlinking triangle/diamond design on its sheathing

Dance staff with a vertical beaded pole with two symetrically arranged horizontal beaded poles and 4 struts supporting these at 45° The two horizontal poles have 4 each short beaded pillars with rounded heads.

Staff with round finial and two figures as part of the shaft. The lower figure (possibly male)holds one arm at the side with the other across the front while the other figure (possibly female) holds the arms at the back. The straight sections of the shaft are sheathed in brass wire work 4 bands with smaller bands around the necks of the figures

Staff surmounted by a seated man wearing a hat, jacket, trousers and shoes holding a book. The man and chair rest on a round flat platform. Below the platform are three bands of decoration - a bulb with short cylindrical projections; found raised elongated 'O' shapes and two narrow bands of pleats.

Staff with flattened round finial and standing man carved 2/3 of the way up the shaft. Man is dressed in hat, jacket, shirt trousers and shoes and holds his hands down by his sides. He has holes in his rounded ears

Staff surmounted by woman wearing a 'bustle-like dress, a small round hat. Below her shirt line the shaft of the staff begins (no delineated legs). Below her are 4 short projecting cylinders and below that 4 raised diamond shapes with their ends pointing along the shaft line . Along the rest of the shaft ate two reptullian creatures that carved on either side of the shaft and facing up. (See Casalis for similar staff)

Staff with standing man as finial. He wears a round hat, boots but has no apparent clothes. No genitalia are shown. He also has a mustache. Arms are held stily down sides and are joined to the figure from rge elbow down. The thighs are elongated. The two legs from mid thighs have a flat ovoid form between them to which the figure is attached. Below the feet is a short section that bulges out and which is embellished with grooved lines in a swirl around the shaft

Staff with bifurcated finial on which two heads are carved. These face each other. Tip of staff has a rubber cap.

Staff with two male figures from the waist up wearinging headrings facing outwards surrmounted by a baboon - its front feet on one head and its back feet on the other.

Staff with standing man as finial. He has a headring and front and back loin coverings. His arms are slender with the left held tightly to his side and the right bent with the hand on a swollen belly. He has no feet and his lower legs end in the top of the staff shaft.

Staff with finial as standing man with headring, pubic and buttock covering and hands together in front of stomach. No feet-legs are extension of finial.

Staff with a seated man as finial. Man appears to be seated on the top of the shaft with his legs bent at the knee as if grasping the shaft. He has very small arms bent at the elbow - one appears shorter than the other. He has a headring and a beard. Shaft is not straight and undulates along its length.

Beaded staff with short cross arms at the top and a round beaded finial. It has geometric patterns up its shaft and bands of colour around its arms.

Staff with male head finial with headring. Below this approximately a quarter of the length of the staff distance is an ovoid shape that juts out frontwards that has two hemispherical indentation - one in its upper surface and one in its lower.