Back thong made from dark animal hide with short dark hair present. Loop of hide with two long strands of hide hanging from it, ending in opal beads. This would be worn around the neck with the long strands down the back, at a celebration to name a new born child.
Lump of dried, dark brown fibrous cake, with some lighter brown plant fibres visible. It is made of aloe flower, pumpkin or material left over from beer making. There are groove marks from fingers on one side where small amounts have been scraped off the cake to be eaten with porridge.
Clear glass bottle containing course crystals of off-white salt with a silver coloured metal cap. There is a brown label on the bottle which reads 'SAMPLE OF SALT, ANGOLA 1936, COLL. by Misses D + A P.C. The Powell-Cotton sisters noted that this salt was locally made and traded.
Small spherical orange-brown gourd, made from a dried monkey orange (the fruit of the Strychnos Spinosa Tree). There is a blackened hole on one side. It was used as a container for lukula powder, which would be mixed with wax to insert it into the hole. It would then be shaken out of a smaller hole.
Clear flat glass bottle of red lukula powder, also called Oshikwanga, derived from the Omuva tree (Pterocarpus angolensis, called African teak, or wild teak in English). The powder was used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes.
Small glass bottle of red lukula powder, also called Oshikwanga, derived from the Omuva tree (Pterocarpus angolensis, called African teak, or wild teak in English). The powder was used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes.
Bundle of two sticks used for spinning cotton, wrapped in dark brown textile bundle. The longer stick is of a rougher, darker wood and has raw cotton wrapped around one end. The finished cotton thread is wound onto the smaller stick, which is golden brown in colour.