Objects

Traditional raffia bag with woven design of the map of Bui Division, naming the primary sub-kingdoms: Losin, Noni, Oku, Mbiame, Nkar, Ndzeem, Bar, Jakiri, Ber, Wasi. At the center is Kumbo, which is covered by 3 porcupine quills. Woven black raffia handle that curves along the top edge of the back. Decorated with long black and green tassels on the bottom corners, shorter ones on the upper corners, and short red ones along the side

Flat raffia bags with black figures and designs woven into them. Handles of black raffia braided and stitched part way down the center of the bag. Lower corners have black tassels. Edges decorated with black circular woven appendages. "A" has two figures on the front, "B" has twelve human figures, two animals that may be horses, and two fish like figures.

Tightly woven flat bags with braided raffia handles and edges. Embellished with circular woven appendages at the corners and along the sides. "A" is black with red tie-died circles and red trim. "B" is purple with some red along the edges and in the appendages.

Flat woven raffia bag with red, green and tan vertical stripes woven in. Front is decorated with tufted red, blue, and black diamond shapes set into two rectangles. Handle is black braided raffia. Corners were decorated with black fringe set into circular woven appendages. A porcupine quill is stuck into the braid on the front of the bag.

Plain flat bag with braided handles

Plain woven raffia bags with braided handles. "C" is decorated with a green striped fringe along the edges and has a porcupine quill inserted behind the braided handle on the back.

Cup set on a base with two birds on either side.

Side-blown trumpet made of a hollowed out cow's horn. Narrow end is carved with a man wearing a traditional cap sitting on a stool. The bell is carved with the heads of three men, some decoration. A braided fiber cord is attached at both ends for carrying it.

Side-blown trumpet decorated with carvings of lizards facing down its length. A figure of a man wearing a traditional cap and loin cloth forms the top of the instrument. His hands are encircling the mouthpiece and his chin is resting on the tail of one of the lizards. Beneath his feet a ring of lozenge/cowrie shapes are carved around the shaft.

Trumpet carved from an elephant tusk. It is sounded by blowing into a large aperture carved at the narrow end, above which is encircled with a band of geometric carving.

Dry bamboo tube that when blown into sounds a pitch

Vase entirely made of cowries sewn together.

Twelve flat wooden keys held together by cords passing through loops formed by cord passing through two holes on the end of each key, and a second line of cord just held by knots between the keys. Keys are laid on top of a frame containing a line of six resonators made of open calabashes that are hanging from a metal piece that passes through holes near their tops. They sit inside a frame made of wood planks with bent cane handles at each end. The frame is covered by strands of red, green and yellow colored raffia fiber. The keys are held on a removable frame of 2 cm x 1 cm pieces of wood and secured at one end with rubber tire pieces and buffered by pieces of foam.

Flat wooden keys of different lengths and widths giving different pitches when struck. Decorated with crude spider shapes, carved into the ends and blackened. Each key has two holes at one end for attaching to completed instrument