Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Oso grande (large bear) mask made of painted tin, alpaca hair and plastic decorations. The mask has large round ears and a cap of short white-grey fur. The snout is black with six high ridges around the nostril and a golden plastic oval on the front. The open mouth is lined with white teeth along the top and has a wide red tongue. The bulging yellow eyes have pink tinsel around the edges, and two large flaps with pink sequins around the edges. Both ears have an orange centre with wavy black lines and spiked green edges. One has a pink and silver garland around the outside. Purple feathers have been added as ear fur. The inside of the mask is white with a pattern of small blue boxes and is lined with foam around the edge. There is a white sticker on the inside.

Small bear mask with bulging eyes and thick light grey fur on head and chin. The mask is made of painted tin, with alpaca skin glued on. The short snout is black, with pink nostrils and a high ridge on each side. The bulging eyes have large black pupils and orange irises. There are spiky green eyelashes and flaps with wavy tops above each eye. The ears have green centres with black and white stripes, oranges edges and gold trim. The mouth has pointed white teeth and two large fangs.

Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Frank Sherman Benson Fund

A man's two-piece striped poncho. Stripes with geometric patterns have widths that are medium and wide, while stripes with solid colors have widths that are narrow. Because of the textile having been washed, natural white alpaca fleece has been changed to a light pink in places. Neck opening and poncho selvages have the same sewn-on edge of braid binding and fringe. Predominant colors of object are dark red and white with stripes of green, yellow and black. At the center of each of the two pieces that make up the poncho are a trio of large parallal diamond-patterned stripes with a narrower patterned stripe on each side. Narrow solid-colored stripes alternate with patterned stripes. The sewn-on braiding edge has diamond designs in yellow, green, dark red, and white; woven into the braid is a bright fringe of pink green, orange, red, white, black, brown and purple. To create curved edges on the poncho, each of the four corners has been sewn down.The object is complete and its overall condition is good. It was purchased unused. Condition: excellent.

Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Frank Sherman Benson Fund

Small fragment of purple and brown hand spun, hand loomed, double woven cloth with a few pink and black stripes in the centre field. One long edge is finished with a cord-like brown border, the other long edge is frayed, one side edge is hemmed back, the other is hemmed near the finished corner but remainder has loose fibres.