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Oval-shaped basket (a) with a raised, fitted lid (b). Sharp shouldered with oval collared rim. Rim is reinforced strips of cedar bark edged with a row of grass twining. Natural colour with purple and green bands with orange stripes. The raised top of the lid has oval green centre with orange oval band surrounded by four oval rings of purple and two broken line rings of orange. At midpoint the basket has three bands of purple. The middle and widest band has a yellow diagonal design. At base of basket is green band with orange stripe. Bottom of basket is cedar bark plaiting surrounded by grass twining. There is one row of grass twining up the middle length of the plaiting, and one row of twill twine at shoulder and base.
Mask depicting a humanoid face (sanni demon mask), pink with black painted hair as well as black on the end of the nose, and at the jaw. Painted black hair and eyebrows. The mask also has slightly protruding eyes with black rims, and a crescent-shaped hole underneath each eye. White plastic teeth and two outwardly curved fangs emerge from under a fur moustache, and the bottom teeth are attached to a plastic bottom lip, which is sewn to a black knit beard. Reverse has a label, which reads, " 'Bada' stomach sanni"; number "650". A strap, composed partly of twined plant fibre and partly cotton string, is attached at the back.
Rectangular basket lid with rounded corners. Simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with elongated watch-spring construction and overcast handle with a metal wire foundation. Lid is fully imbricated and features staggered red and black crosses on a cat-tail grass background. Colour: tan.
Cylindrical basket with a square base. Diagonal twill plaited basket with a dark and medium brown overlaid geometric pattern. The bands are dark and medium brown with designs of natural colour. Main design consists of three horizontal bands as follows from top to bottom: four or three vertical lines in between three horizontal lines, solid diamond shapes with decorated corners, and four or three vertical lines in between three horizonal lines. Dark brown braided rim.
Palm basket (a) with square base and lid (b); exterior has geometric, banded, diagonally woven pattern; interior is plain. Bamboo stitching around rim.
Mask depicting Demala Sanniya (which represents hallucinations and bad dreams, or madness and distortion of the body) with a brown-grey face, a twisted pink and red turban in relief. There are three horizontal red stripes at centre of forehead. The mask also has black arched eyebrows, bulbous eyes that each have a crescent-shaped slit below them, wrinkled cheeks and red flared nostrils. There is a hole in each ear through which has been threaded dark brown thread. The mouth is open, with red lips, and teeth painted white with black lines. There are holes above the upper lip and along the jaw chin with remnants of hair-like fibres in them. Label on reverse reads, "DEMALA SANNI: Hallucinations, bad dreams," and has "15" written in pencil. Underneath this label is a label fragment that reads, "hallucinations" that has been handwritten in blue ink.
Mask depicting Kola Sanniya (representing pneumonia) with a humanoid face that has been painted green with red lips, off-white teeth and fangs, an articulated jaw, protruding conical eyes with rounded tips, a bulbous nose with flared nostrils, scrolling yellow protrusions that emerge from above the eyes, and an off-white, grey, black, and red cobra emerging from between the eyes. There is a crescent-shaped slit under each eye. A long hair moustache is inserted into holes above the upper lip, and a black plant fibre beard attached to strip of rubber nailed to lower jaw, which is hinged with thread. A twined plant fibre cord runs across the back and is tied through holes on either side of the mask. The reverse has paper label with typed text that reads, "Kola Sanni, the leader of the '18' " and "33," handwritten.
Circular basket lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with watch-spring construction and button handle. Decorated with partial imbrication; four triangular shapes along rim in red and white, and black and white. There are also four triangular shapes near handle in red cherry bark, cat-tail grass and black-dyed cherry bark. Handle also has red and black cherry bark decoration. Colour: tan.
Circular basket lid of simple coiled work (bifurcated stitches) with one row of loop work and a flange. Decorated with partial imbrication. Design features radiating red and black lines, which extend from the centre, and alternating red and black stitches on rim.
Basketry lid of simple coiled work with bifurcated stitches, and watch-spring construction. Lid has a flange and a button handle, and is decorated with partial imbrication. Rim is black, surface decorated with four tri-colour diamond shapes, and there are two rows of red at base of handle. There is also an alternating red and black stepped pattern on handle. Colour: tan.