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A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan or umbrella-style procession item lying flat on a white cloth. The round head is embossed with a radiating sun-like border, leaf and scroll patterns, and a central face in relief. A long twisted silver shaft with beaded collars runs down the frame. No people are visible.

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A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan or umbrella-shaped procession item laid flat on a white cloth. The teardrop-shaped head has a repoussé border of scrolling foliage and leaf patterns, and a central medallion with a radial striped quadrant design and a small figure at its base. A twisted, rope-fluted silver handle with a decorated collar extends down the bottom of the frame. No people are visible.A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan or umbrella-shaped procession item, with a teardrop-shaped head lightly tarnished and iridescent. The outer rim is decorated with repoussé scrollwork and leaf motifs, and an inner band has a stippled border. The central field holds a circular medallion with a quartered pattern of fine radiating lines and a small embossed figure at its base. The item has a long twisted silver handle wrapped in spiral ribbing. It is set against a plain white cloth backdrop. No people are visible.A large silver ceremonial fan-shaped processional item with a teardrop-shaped head set on a long spiral-twisted silver handle. The head is embossed with a central sun-like face with a forehead mark, surrounded by a radiating sunburst ring, and bordered by ornate scrollwork and leaf patterns. The item is photographed against a plain white cloth with no people visible.A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial fan or procession umbrella head on a white cloth backdrop. The teardrop-shaped silver disc has a repoussé sun-face motif with radiating rays at its centre, surrounded by bands of scrolling foliage, leaf border and twisted rope edging. A long spiral-twisted silver handle extends downward. No people are visible.A photograph of a large ornate silver ceremonial processional item, shaped like a teardrop or leaf-shaped fan with a long twisted silver handle. The face of the shield-like panel is decorated with repoussé scrolling floral and leaf borders and a central circular medallion with radiating striped quadrant lines and small figurative relief. A metric measuring tape stands beside the handle for scale. The object rests on a plain white cloth backdrop, and a purple bird logo appears in the upper left corner. No people are visible.A photograph of a ceremonial silver procession item lying on a white cloth. It is an oval silver shield-like plaque with a repoussé border of twisted rope edging, rosettes and foliate scrolls, mounted on a long silver staff with a spiral-fluted shaft and a flared finial at the top. The central panel shows a relief of a fantastical winged lion-like creature with a face-like motif and curling tail, standing on a thin rocky base. The silver has a warm tarnished sheen. No people are visible.A large ornate silver ceremonial fan or parasol-style staff head, teardrop-shaped with embossed foliate scrollwork border and a central emblem of quartered shield design with a stylised bird figure below. The embossed shield sits on a twisted rope-patterned silver shaft. It rests on a white cloth background. No people are visible.A photograph of an ornate silver ceremonial staff lying straight on a white cloth spread over a dark stone floor. The staff has a heart-shaped or teardrop-shaped head with embossed floral and scrolled relief decoration and a raised border. The long shaft is twisted in a rope-like pattern and divided by banded collars, ending in a plain base. A thin red cord is tied near the head. No people are visible; the object is shown alone as a procession item.A photograph of an ornate silver procession item lying flat on a white cloth. A long twisted silver staff with a flared finial rises along the left edge and is attached to a large oval silver plaque. The plaque is embossed with a central peacock in profile with a raised tail of scrolling foliage, framed by a band of floral rosettes, scrollwork and a beaded rim. No people are visible.Close photograph of an ornate silver procession item on a white cloth. An oval silver plate with repoussé relief is mounted on a long twisted silver pole topped with a flared finial. The central medallion shows a bird figure. No people are visible.A photograph of an ornate silver procession item laid flat on a white cloth. An oval silver plaque with repoussé floral and scroll border surrounds a central embossed peacock with raised tail feathers and a crested head. A twisted silver pole, topped with a fluted finial, attaches to the left edge of the plaque. No people are visible.A photograph of a silver ceremonial procession item laid flat on a white cloth. An oval silver plaque with embossed floral and scroll borders shows a repoussé peacock with raised tail feathers in its centre. A long twisted silver staff with a flared finial is attached at the right edge of the plaque. A metal measuring tape runs alongside the staff for scale, and a blue bottle sits at the top-right corner. No people or deity figures are visible.