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thread of Pandanus fibre, 'un; painted with red, black and white stripes, eye-sockets in triangular 

 spaces; fastened on to strip of rattan; were suspended in a private house. 



N°. 557. PL XXIII, fig. 2. '/ 4 . Waba; Fish figure of the sheath of a sago leaf ; strengthened with rattan 

 strips, eyes as 2 red and yellow circles, mouth slit angular, side margins of head continued in long 

 fins; homocercal caudal fin; painted with red, black, white and yellow stripes. Found in temple. 



X°. 558. Waba: painted pièce of material as above; irregular shape, breadth 45, length 60 cm., with 

 deep, alternating cuttings on the sides; painted with angular, red, black and white bands, inside 

 which black rings. Obtained like N°. 557. 



N°. 559. PI. XIX, fig. 9. '/ 4 . Waba; crocodile's figure from material as above; snout with broadening in 

 front; 2 eyes, red, with white circle, lined angularly in front and behind ; paws bent backwards; in 

 the middle red and white circle between 2 white curved lines each, with numerous spots. Many 

 transverse lines, each with side lines pointing backwards, alternately in red and white. Obtained 

 like N°. 557. 



N°. 560. PL XIX, fig. 3. '/ 5 . Waba; wooden dog's figure; carved eyes, raised ears, double mouth slit; 

 shoulders and haunches in relief, rurap on both sides with eye ornament, tail half-way with encir- 

 cling carving, female genitals; connected with a round handle, carved with circle of eye ornaments; 

 deepened parts white, relief parts black or red. Obtained like N°. 557. Roof ornament? 



N°. 561. PL XIX, fig. 5. '/ 2 . Obo. Waba; wooden pig's figure; relief ears, mouth carving long, upper jaw 

 with flat front part; rump barrel-shaped, carved; indication of foreskin; shoulders and haunches 

 in relief, forelegs joined, like hindlegs, mutually connected by longitudinal pièce of wood on which 

 toes carved in; tail round, downward; deepened parts white, otherwise red and black (scorched). 

 Obtained like N°. 557. 



N°. 562. PL XIX, fig. 6. 1 I 3 . Obo. Waba; like N°. 561 ears loosely inserted, longitudinally carved rump 

 without genitals; forequarters as well as hindquarters joined on the back; longitudinal pièce of 

 wood connects hindlegs with forelegs (ail without toes) and lower jaw; coloured red, black and 

 white. Loop of reed for carrying. Obtained as N°. 557. 



N°. 563. PL XIX, fig. 4. '/î- J°g u - Waba; dog's figure; ears notch-shaped ; eyes with set of triangles, 

 mouth slit toothed; back carved longitudinally, forequarters in relief, tail carved transversely ; scrotum. 

 Before the carving scorched (?) black, alternately coloured red. Obtained like N°. 557. 



N°. 564. Ponba, pâme. Ingrâs; bird's figure of flat pièce of wood, 8 m.m. thick, head rounded off in 

 front, neck long, wings extended backwards, tail broadened backwards; coloured white, yellow 

 and black. Length 22, flight 13.5 cm. From private dwelling, suspended by a two-stranded cord 

 of Pandanus fibre. 



N°. 565. PL XIX, fig. 8. '/ 3 . Tauwa. Sékâ; wooden bird's figure, pointée! beak, 11, black head, subi, 

 red circles round the eyes, cylindrical neck, kè, wings, fâ, opened downwards and backwards, hind 

 margin of tail, fa, concave; coloured red, mè, white, tatun, and black. Manufactured by men; for 

 private houses and for house of assembly. 



N°. 566. PL XIX, fig. 7. '/j. Char char au. Tobâdi; human figure, on handle bored transversely; head 

 like semi-globe, face triangular, eyes and nose in relief, mouth as horizontal toothed line; arms 

 with five-fingered hands reaching down to 3 horizontal relief bands; similar bands round upper 

 arms and wrists; below deepened navel a transverse carving; carvings along spinal column (fig. 7a); 

 coloured red and black; symetrical black figure in the red coloured hair; armlets white, mammae 

 indicated by 2 black stains. Said to be used also as a toy. 



X 3 . 567. PL XIX, fig. 1. x \ v Char char au. Tobâdi; as before, head knob-shaped, with symetrical black 

 figure in the red hair(i a ); line of profile sharp, without nose; eyes circulai-, mouth slit concave upwards; 

 shoulders in relief and with eye ornament, arms with wrists close to médian line and then bent 



