Cantonese opera tiger mask, to be worn with costume 2967/53. Mask has a bamboo under-structure, covered with coarse burlap and topped by yellow hemp. The mask covers the wearer’s face and head and has a long flap down the back to cover the neck. Several long strings connect the neck flap to the mask, as well as it being sewn on at the rear base of the mask. The face has an open mouth painted red, a small red nose, and holes for eyes with a large green wooden bead attached with wire. Small ears are sewn to the head behind the eyes. Stamped onto the fabric on the back of the head and the neck cover are a series of circles with radiating rays. The face is emphasized with eyebrows, whiskers, and stripes.

Woven basketry figure depicting a donkey head with ears erect. There are braided multi-coloured yarn decorations around the head, possibly indicating a harness, and there are nine multi-coloured fibre balls along a braid attached around the snout.

Woven basketry figure depicting a donkey head with ears curled back. There are braided multi-coloured yarn decorations around the head, possibly indicating a harness, and there are seven multi-coloured fibre balls along a braid attached around the snout.

THE NATIVE AMERICANS: THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF NORTH AMERICA. TAYLOR, COLIN F., 1991, Publisher: SALAMANDER BOOKS, LTD