Object Listing

Long string of small cylindrical wooden beads blackened at their ends.

Short string of interlocking 'reel' shaped beads with an animal horn attached

String of long tubular beads made of light coloured shell alternating with flat round beads of dark wood and light shell

Waist band made of 10 rolled tubes of textile with beadwork wound around. Tubes are stitched together to form a belt. Belt has vertical panels of solid colour alternating with striped panels.

Rectangular beaded neck piece with two beaded straps attached to top corners. Panel is decorated with vertical lines on either edge two rows of small parallelograms and linear triangular designs in the centre.

Waist band made of 7 rolled tubes of textile with beadwork wound around. Tubes are stitched together to form a belt. Belt has vertical panels of solid colour with white bead accentuations alternating with striped panels. There are strings at both narrow ends tipped with beads.

Rectangular panel of beadwork. The necklace section has 4 rectangular flaps projecting from it and has a brass fastener. Geometric patterns include diamonds and triangles on the long panel and the 4 flaps

Bottle shaped gourd covered in beadwork in linear designs with a long string of beads as handle.

Rectangular beaded neck piece with two beaded straps attached to top corners. Panel is decorated with vertical and horizontal lines and triangular and diamond designs in the centre.

Five rectangular beaded panels - three large and two small are connected at their corners to form a neck piece. with two beaded straps attached to top corners. All 5 panels are decorated with zigzag and triangular designs.

Square of beadwork with vertical lines dividing it up into 9 sections and with linear, triangular and other designs in each panel.

Rectangular beaded panel with interlocking vertical diamond designs

Rectangular beaded panel with interlocking slanted triangular designs

Square of beadwork with vertical lines dividing it up into 5 sections and with linear, triangular and other designs in each panel. It has a bead fringe along its bottom edge

Rectangular beaded panel with interlocking vertical diamond designs

Rectangular beaded panel with horizontal rows of triangular designs. It has a bead fringe along its bottom edge

Rectangular beaded panel with horizontal and vertical rows of diamond designs. It has a bead fringe along its bottom edge

Rectangular beaded panel with horizontal and vertical rows of interlocking diamond designs. It has a bead fringe along its bottom edge and the strap is made from strings of alternating big and small beads

A flat round case that opens is attached to two hollow tubes of beadwork. They has a collar of beadwork at the point where they join the case. They have tassels of beadwork decorating their ends. The case has concentric circle decorations on its lid and a round mirror inside.

Rectangular beaded panel with 2 horizontal rows of open beaded grids. It has a bead fringe along its bottom edge tipped with seeds.

Two panels of beadwork one narrower than the other stitched together. The narrow panel has diamond designs and the broader one zigzag, triangular and parallelogram designs. There are small metal hooks along one edge.

Rectangular beaded panel with 2 smaller beaded flaps on either side. Large panel has vertical rows of interlocking diamonds and the smaller flaps vertical zigzags. It has a bead fringe along its bottom edge. The straps have bead fringes all along their length.

Rectangular beaded panel with beaded waist/neck strap. Panel has vertical rows of irregular zigzags. The strap has a bead fringe all along its length.

Rectangular beaded panel with beaded waist/neck strap. Panel has vertical rows of irregular zigzags and has a bead fringe along its bottom edge. The strap has a bead fringe all along its length.

Rectangular beaded panel with vertical zigzag designs from which single stands of beadwork with looped fringes are suspended

Headband with openwork beadwork with a chin strap attached. All have linear and geometric designs.

Circular band of beadwork with triangular designs and a fringe of lager beads around lower edge

Collar of bead work with 3 long strings of beads attached to the front with tassels on their ends.

Necklace of single string of beads with 4 pairs of 2 each strings attached and hanging from it and a further long string of beads.

Rectangular textile bag with a looped handle and two flaps that hand down on outside. It is embellished with panels of beadwork in linear designs