Brooklyn Museum Collection

Pair of hide gloves, or gauntlets, that reach to the lower forearm. On the back of the hand and wrist are designs in moose hair tufting, dyed in a variety of colours and placed to make flowers and leaves. Around the wrist area and around the upper edge of the gloves are wide strips of fur. There is a long hide fringe along the outer edge of each and the inside of each glove is lined with a green cotton fabric from the opening to the wrist.

Pair of hide gloves, or gauntlets, that reach to the lower forearm. On the back of the hand and wrist area are designs in moose hair tufting, dyed in shades of green and red and placed to make flowers, leaves and stems. Around the wrist area and around the top edge are wide strips of brown fur. There is a long hide fringe along the outer edge of each and the inside of each glove is lined with a green cotton fabric from the opening to the wrist.

Pair of hide moccasins with designs in moose hair tufting, dyed in shades of bright green and red and placed to make flowers, leaves and stems. Around the opening of the moccasin is a ring of brown fur. Beneath and on the sides of the heel are panels of red felt. The upper inside toe is lined with heavy cotton. One moccasin has worn through at the heel, the other is worn through at the ball of the foot.

Small pink witch mask with long, beak-like nose and blonde hair. The eyes are wide and almond shaped with irises that fade from dark brown around the edge to yellow near the pupil. The cheeks and eyebrows have multiple groves. The mouth contains a set of square, white teeth below the red-brown upper lip. The round chin juts out from beneath the bottom lip. Blonde hair is curled around the sides and top of the mask and curls through the nostrils. The back is lined with foam around the eyes and nose. Black elastic is looped through holes on both sides of the mask.

Small pink witch mask with long beak-like nose and blonde hair. The eyes are wide and almond-shaped with brown irises. The brow and cheeks have multiple grooves. The mouth has a set of square, white teeth below the brown upper lip. The round chin juts out from below the bottom lip. Blonde hair is curled around the sides and top of the mask. The back is lined with foam around the eyes and nose. A black fabric elastic is looped through holes on both sides of the mask and knotted at the centre.

Half dark green, half yellow-orange devil mask with three curved horns and coarse blue hair (part b). The green portion of the mask has shallow ridges in the cheek, a flat eye, small flat fangs, and a grooved eyebrow. The orange side has a protruding eyeball, three high cheek ridges, large white and black striped fangs and a high orange ridge on its brow. There are two ridges on the orange side of the nose and two groves on the green side. Both sides have flame-shaped ears with green and white stripes. The outer horns curl over and around back to the face. The central horn is brown and curves straight back. There is masking tape on the back of the mask around the eyes, nose and mouth.

Large devil mask of red and yellow painted tin. Mask has two split-end horns, a golden crown and a large dragon at the top. The nose’s four high ridges are edged with gold beads. The bulging eyeballs have reflective plastic red pupils surrounded by a chain of golden beads. The eyes are also edged with a red feather garland. The large flame-like ears are decorated with lines of golden beads. Each of the mask’s two horns splits at the middle into two points, each topped with a rubber triangle. The edges of the horns are red. The top of the head has four stud-trimmed wavy triangles. The middle two have red plastic discs and all four have gold bead trim. The five-point crown is gold with a red front panel and a beaded trim. A winged yellow dragon rises up from the centre of the crown. It has a short pronged tongue and red plastic eyes. The wings, ears, and eyes of the dragon are decorated with golden beads.

Large black devil mask with four orange-red tall curving horns, four smaller horns and a dragon at the top. The bulging eyes have protruding black pupils, pink irises and spiky green eyelashes. The bulbous eyebrows are furrowed and the mouth is curved in a snarl with three pointed teeth framed by a pair of crossed fangs. The ears are flame-shaped, black at the centre, fading to orange, yellow and white near the edges. Grooves in the ears are decorated with golden glitter. Atop the forehead are four medium-sized flat horns fading from black at the base to yellow at the tips. The two large, outside horns have a deep curve. The two large inner horns are decorated with a concentric white and gold diamond pattern on the front. Red tinsel is wrapped up the two large inner horns and across to the outside horns. The dragon curves up from the middle of the head. It has short orange arms and flame-like orange wings. The mouth is open with a row of pointed teeth at the top and a pronged tongue. Pink-tipped green ears curve around the face from above the blue eyes to the chin. The groves in the wings and ears are decorated with golden glitter. The back of the wings are white. Coarse yellow hair has been attached with yellow cloth to the back of the mask.

Large orange devil mask with four tall curving horns, four smaller flat horns and a dragon at the top. The bulging eyes have protruding black pupils and pink irises. Each eye has three spiked green eyelashes. The thick, bulbous eyebrows are furrowed. The snarling mouth has three pointed teeth, framed on either side by a pair of crossed fangs. There are large flame-like ears on either side, fading from black at the centre to orange, yellow, and white at the edges. Grooves in the ears and the dragon's wings, ears and arms are decorated with gold glitter. At the top of the forehead there are four medium-sized flat horns which fade from a dark brown-red at their bases to yellow at their tips. The two large outside horns have a deep curve. The two large inner horns have a concentric white and gold diamond pattern on the front. The dragon curves up from the middle of the head with short green arms and flame-like, yellow and brown wings; its open mouth has a row of pointed teeth at the top and a pronged tongue, and its pink-tipped blue ears curve around the face from the eyes to the chin. The back of the wings are a dark blue. Coarse orange hair has been attached with pink cloth to the back of the mask.