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A spherical orange-brown gourd with a small stalk at the top. Shallowly carved onto the sides, revealing a lighter colour than the outer skin, is a complex village scene with trees, houses, various human figures and a bull fight--the top and bottom have geometric and floral borders. Red colour has been applied in several places, as have a small number of places been blackened by burning. A jack-o'-lantern-like top with a zigzagging edge has been cut out around the stalk.
Round gourd with set-in lid with a zigzag edge. The design at centre has 3 birds and foliage, a ring with 7 flowers, a leaf pattern with 11 points. The lid has a metal ring for a handle. The bowl has a design at the top of four circular lines with 10 flowers in between. The main body of the gourd has a carved scene of a village with houses, men and women dancing and playing musical instruments. There are figures of men, women and children with llamas and birds. The design on the bottom has zigzags with 10 points and lines extending to the centre.
Green hanging with gold pattern and fringe. The pattern repeats gold floral and spiraling green and gold leaf motifs on green ground. The hanging has a rectangular shape with scalloped sides and straight ends. There is a thick gold fringe on the scalloped sides. The cloth is machine stitched together from six pieces of fabric. The backside is lined with yellow cotton.
Square shaped white silk cloth with gold appliqué cross along the bottom edge. The cross is elaborated with wheat ears between the arms. There are two spiraled vines with appended leaves below the cross. The design is worked in gold thread, sequins and leaf-shaped metal plates with a red stone in the centre. The design has a red outline. The fabric is backed by another red cotton fabric and edged with a woven gold tape which is machine stitched to the base fabric.
A purple, gold and silver knee-length vestment with open sides. The purple fabric has floral designs woven in floating purple threads and overlain with another series of floral designs woven in gold and silver threads. Applied bands of woven of golden threads edge the garment and divide it into three vertical panels. The garment is lined and interlined with firm fabric which appears to be newer.
A fully modelled ceramic bull of light orange clay, crudely painted white with details in brown paint and green slip. Details of harness and saddle are flat while flowers, tail, tongue etc., are modelled additions. The bull is hollow with a small strap handle in front of the vessel mouth on the animal's back. The loops of fat at the front of the neck, which are part of the ritual cutting and featured prominently.
A fully modeled ceramic church with a domed bell tower and a peaked roof surmounted by a cross. Loosely painted in light and dark brown with details in dark orange and brown. Details of clock and bells are modeled additions.
A very large ceramic church of orange-fired clay, crudely painted in off-white with details in two shades of brown. The single tower with dome and bell is surmounted by a cross. Modelled additions are used for the clock and architectural statues. Five modelled humans appear in three doorways. Some chipping and cracking around the base.
Metal thimble; mostly solid rounded end, with tiny circular indents; sides are a delicate, looped filigree design.
Small, brown gourd rattle with a spherical body and a long handle-like tail. Carved in relief, revealing a lighter colour underneath the brown surface, are geometric borders with a main design composed of birds, trees and a house.