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small carved staff finial representing a figure with round head, large, oval eyes, and heavy eyelids; nose is an elongated triangle, and mouth is small and lips are partly open; on top of head there is a round, flat headdress; figure has one arm around its waist with the other arm bent and the face resting on the hand of bent arm; main body of figure is cylindrical with a carved band below the waist and below that a larger, carved base; the figure is the dark brown hue of the wood from which it is carved — Staff finial, c. 1915
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standing male figure carved from wood; knees are slightly bent and he holds an object against his midriff; thick strands of hair pull away from his forehead, giving the impression of a headdress; shallow carvings indicate oval eyes and a thin mouth; nose is square and protrudes slightly; two ears rest high up on either side of the figure's head; his chest is bare, besides a grid-like pattern carved into the right side of his chest--this pattern is also present on PL shoulder blade; carvings in his pubic region lead down to his exposed genitalia; figure's feet are square and create the base; flower carving on upper PR arms; the piece is a dark brown with slight sheen — Standing male figure, early 20th century
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Powder Flask, carved wood with black stand — Gunpowder Flask, 20th century
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man standing with arm at sides holding a large knife in right and cylindrical object in left; decoratively carved stomach; ivory inset eyes — Ancestor figure, early 20th century
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squared-off jawline; coffee-bean eyes in enormous light-colored sockets; thin nose; pursed lips; 2 light and one red triangle on chin — Owl Mask, 20th century
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Female Figure, 20th century

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