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Large paper mache doll with moveable limbs attached with white string. Painted on to the pink female body with white feet are black hair, facial features, a short purple body suit with pink, white and gold floral decoration and a gold necklace. Gold sparkles have been glued on to the sides of her head above gold leaf earrings and on her stomach is the name LUCIA, written in white and underlined.
One of four pieces of rectangular black and white checked cloth. The edges are hemmed with red thread.
Triple wood crucifix. Onto a roughly carved, beveled and painted rectangle of wood have been nailed two crosses, the back one of which has another small bamboo cross nailed onto the top of the centre post. The larger cross is made from a naturally three-branched piece of wood that has been carved square with a diamond shape at each of the three tips and painted dark green and red with silver leaf trim. At the centre of the branch, below a carved red heart, hangs a small card depicting the Virgin, Child and two saints behind a rectangle of silver trimmed glass.
Breastplate of a Corpus Christi dancer's costume with shoulder straps and rope waist ties, made from pink, red and brown scraps of material. Sewn onto the front is a square of dark maroon material bordered with silver foil, in the centre of which is a three dimensional wooden lamb covered with a blanket, painted entirely in gold and adorned with tiny metal objects, strings of blue, green, silver and fake pearl beads, and gold foil.
Front apron from a Corpus Christi dancer's costume. Large square of orange material has woven yellow, maroon and orange waistband, is bordered on three sides with long stands of blue, yellow and green wool and a fringe of brown wool, and has peach coloured satin backing. Sewn and glued onto the front are an assortment of coins, metal buttons, metal bells, an animal tooth, plastic and glass beads, decorative motifs in wool, and silver, blue and gold paper foil stars and circles.
Head and torso of a female with bare breasts, carved from a single piece of wood. Figure wears a pounded bark skirt with brown and beige diamond patterning attached around her waist with a metal floral clasp. A strand of seed beads is wound around her upper torso and yellow green feathers are stuck with wax to her ears and around her neck and head.
Long cotton blouse that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 b,c,d,e-f,g,h,i-j). It is trimmed with white and pink lace around the collar and the cuffs. The front of the blouse has pleats and a snap-close front.
Blouse that is part of a three part outfit with skirt (2590/2 b) and headwrap (2590/2 c). The fabric has a repeating pattern of blue flowers or pinwheel shapes in the background, and rows of red, blue and white squares with an elephant in blue outline within them, along with text in English. These squares alternate with red text written in Twi. Blouse is sleeveless with a wide neck ruffle, tapering waist and flared bottom. It is lined with white cotton fabric.
Large gourd container with two dark brown animal figures painted on the side. A spout at the top, fashioned from a tube of bamboo, is encased in a ring of dark resin-like substance into which are embedded a few yellow seeds.
White blouse that is part of a Cantonese opera costume with objects 1743/1 b,c,d,e,f,g. The blouse has a round neck and long wide sleeves with open attached piece at each end. Sequin design sewn on front and back of bodice and blouse in gold, pink and turquoise. The back opening closes with seven snaps.