Mamulengo hand puppet (part a) of a 'Quitéria' character. Carved from wood and painted. She has light pink skin, wide medium brown eyes, and a slightly open mouth with large red lips. She wears a dress made of four different patterned fabrics with gold ribbon lining the neckline, belting the waist, and between the lower fabrics of the skirt. She has long brown hair with a flower on the right side of her head, and her face is painted with green eye shadow, long black lashes, and dark pink-red circles of blush. The fabric is adhered to the hands. Her boots are painted black, and part of her foot has broken off (part b).

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Sargento' (sergeant) character. Carved from wood and painted. He has orange-beige skin, wide black eyes, nose, and a closed mouth with thin red lips. He wears a carved dark green cap over painted black hair. He wears a dark teal collared shirt that is belted at the waist with shiny light green ribbon, and dark emerald green pants. The fabric is adhered to the hands, and wrapped with shiny light green ribbon at the wrist. His boots are painted black.

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Simão' (Simon) character. Carved from wood and painted. He has light orange-beige skin, wide black eyes, rounded eyebrows, large triangular nose, thin moustache, and red lips around a slightly open mouth. He has short black hair made from fake fur that is adhered to the head. He wears a horizontally-striped collared shirt, and royal blue pants. The fabric is adhered to the hands, and head. The hands are carved to define the fingers, and the boots are painted black.

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Médico' (doctor) character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has pink skin, wide black eyes, sculpted eyebrows, large triangular nose, full moustache and beard, and a closed mouth with red lips. He has painted short black hair, that is covered by a white fabric hat with a red medical cross. His fabric body / tunic is white. The fabric is adhered to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny white ribbon at the wrists and neck. Attached to his left hand is a an oversized white syringe marked with amounts on the side. The hands are carved to define the fingers. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Cachoeira de Tapagé' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has light beige skin, wide oval black eyes, rounded eyebrows, a pointed nose, and a wide grinning mouth. He has painted black hair. His fabric body / tunic is dark red with sleeves and skirt of a green fabric with large yellow, red, and orange-pink flowers. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny brown ribbon at the wrists and neck. He holds a green liquor bottle in his left hand. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Tapagé de Cachoeira' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has dark brown skin, slanted oval black eyes, small rounded eyebrows, a large nose, large black moustache, and a closed mouth. His fabric body / tunic is light green. The sleeves are a red fabric with large blue flowers, and small white and green flowers, and the skirt is dark blue with red flowers and green or blue leaves. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny dark green ribbon at the wrists and neck. He holds a small string instrument in his right hand, which has a pink-red strap that extends over his left shoulder. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Fiscal' (supervisor) character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has dark brown-beige skin, large oval black eyes, thick rounded black eyebrows, a closed mouth with downturned red lips, and black hair. His fabric body / tunic is light green with sleeves and skirt from a red with blue and white floral fabric. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny red ribbon at the wrists and neck. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Praxedes' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. She has pink-beige skin, black hair, large oval black eyes, thick rounded black eyebrows, and a closed mouth with thin red lips. Her fabric body / tunic is royal blue with sleeves and skirt of a blue with purple and yellow flower fabric. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny red ribbon at the wrists and neck. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'João Cacunda' character. Head, hands and feet are carved from wood and painted. Hands attach to plastic tubing underneath the fabric. He has grey-pink skin, and short white fuzzy hair, beard, and moustache. He has sunken cheeks, a hooked nose, an open red mouth, and large oval black eyes. His fabric body / tunic is green floral-pattern with blue floral sleeves. A clump of polyester batting is used to give the chest form. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny blue ribbon at the wrists and neck. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Mamulengo rod (stick) puppet of a woman and child character. Heads, hands and feet are carved from wood. The woman has black skin, large black almond-shaped eyes, red glossy lips, curly black hair made of fibre, and a green and red floral scarf on her head. She wears a long-sleeved brightly-coloured dress and blue floral pants, both with yellow cuffs. She is barefoot. The woman's left hand holds a bundle wrapped in blue floral fabric on her head. The woman is holding a baby in her right arm. The baby is pink-beige, with blue eyes, painted chin-length black hair, and is wrapped in blue floral fabric. Operated by a single rod attached to the body.