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Ornament Wooden lantern with two miniature wooden dolls inside. Two cross cut pieces of wood with outer bark form top and bottom. Top piece has hole surrounded by white painted ring. Between the two pieces of wood is silk worm cocoon with section…

Painted wood ornament in shape of tea kettle. Possibly relates to the Babuku Chagama story. A: Bottom of tea kettle wood carved in a round shape with planges around the middle and hollow inside. Outside top is painted grey with white yellow nad…

Grey head of a man with dark brows and beard. Red string on Top. On the back it marks "1999 Accoutrements"

ormanent for ceremonial use possibly used on the altar or near food items and could be burned after use green white gold and orange colors is wider at the bottom and tapers off at the top like a ceremonial headress rotn at the bottom.

Small silver hair ornament w/four teeth. On the plaque end is a lotus blossoms design over which is a thin application of blue and green enamels. Value $45 CA. 1990 Note: Transfered from Museum gift shop.

On a metal 2 prong hair pin (Knazashi) (a) with a scooped end is half opened detacable fan (b) onits side. A samuri helmen is placed directly on top of the opened sections of the fan. Four plum blossoms surround the upper 180 degrees of the helmet. A…

On a metal 2 prong hair pin (Kanzashi) (a) with a scooped end is half opened detachable fan (b) on its side. A samurai helmet is placed directed on top of the opened sections of the fan. Four plum blossoms surround the upper 180 degrees of th helmet.…

Hair ornament silver in a hinge-like shape with a scroll top. Repousse and engraved design of flowers and plants separated by undecorated space. Flower on scroll this kind of hair ornament had to be used with another pronged ornament supporting it.…

Three hair ornaments A: Small pearls tied to form in flower shape with metal pin to hold to hair. B: Centra; green stone with diamond type jewels around it attached to a straight pin. C: Diamond looking stones in floral shaped form attached to a pin.…

Pair of gourd ornaments Each ornament is cut from side of a gourd and pyro engraved . A.: Engraved at left is a badger/tea kettle at right two red lilies with a bud stems and leaves. Kanji: either "Tate" or "Kado Bayashi" (a person's name) is above…