Alfred W. Jenkins Fund

Gift of the International Business Machine Corporation

Gift of Carolyn Schnurer

Alfred W. Jenkins Fund

Alfred W. Jenkins Fund

Woolen sash constructed of three parts. The centre portion is a long panel of woven wool, the warp white, weft black, creating a small diamond pattern. At each end the warp becomes a thinner multi-strand plait, fastened at ends with a piece of black wool. Braid culminates in a loose tassel.

Necklace made from a single large, crescent shaped piece of shell with ochre pigment on one side. Attached to a thick, woven, ochre-coloured woven band; one cowrie shell attached to band at each end. Three tufts of possum hair (on the skin) hang from the strap on short woven strings, also coloure...

Small brass figurine. Figure has a large head--a sharp wedge in cross section, wide in depth, with a narrow face--and carved slits for eyes, ears and mouth. Large breasts protrude to the front, as does the narrow, pointed belly. The figure stands with knees and arms bent, hands gripping a tall po...

Carved wooden stool with a flat seat, made of a thick, round slab of wood, carved along the edge in lines of encircling triangles and zig zags. The seat is supported by 6 human figures, each with a large head, long face with carved eyes, long nose and upturned mouths, and small beard below chin. ...

Painting in synthetic polymer paint on canvas, stretched on a black wooden frame. Image is of a crouching male, facing right, wearing a large coloured headdress as well as leg, wrist, arm and waist bands, and holding a flute in both hands in front of his upper body. The background is in three sha...