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Heavy, tall wooden drum. Somewhat hourglass-shaped, with a smaller lower section. Skin stretched over the wider end, held by leather strip nailed around edge. The side has vertical lines of twisted animal skin with cowrie shells attached uniformly, which attaches to a metal ring. Hollow wooden base, which has lightly marked lines around the sides and circular marks with holes in the centre that follow the lines. Twisted fibre loop sits loose around the foot. Twisted fibre handle attached to one side.
Brightly painted portable retablo box altar with two doors that open to reveal a two-level religious scene. The doors have leather hinges, and are painted on both sides with blue, green and yellow floral designs on white backgrounds. The two levels have small painted plaster figures and animals arranged into two scenes. The top of the box is triangular, with a painted blue cross. The exterior of the box is painted yellow.
Pair of leather boots decorated with geometric applique. Boots made up of four pieces of leather: soles, vamps, and front and back halves of uppers. Soles, vamps, and back of uppers are undecorated; coloured brown-orange. Front uppers dyed dark brown; applique stitched across surface, forming rectangular panel. Design consists of column of diamonds, framed on either side by triangles; rounded triangles in each corner of rectangle. Bottom and sides trimmed with wide bands; top edge undecorated. Applique done in brown-orange, beige, and turquoise. Opening of boots are finished; pull tabs on back edges.
Pair of rubber sandals with V-shaped straps; straps threaded through cuts in insoles and nailed down. Soles are flat, rounded at toes and heel; centre of insole is dark brown, edges and sole are black. Straps are red leather and have patterned bands across surfaces. Pattern alternates between rectangles with red and orange stripes and checkers, and blue rectangles with repeating gold hourglass-like shapes. Section of strap holding tip of V to insole is plain leather; plain leather tie secured to V with white and red knob.
Pair of leather and rubber sandals with ankle and toe loop straps; straps threaded through cuts in insoles and nailed down. Soles are flat, rounded at toes and heels; “X”’s incised along edges of rounded sections of insoles. Straps are beige leather and have patterned bands across surfaces. Patterns consist of: triangles and zigzags, thin and thick stripes, checkered bands, and diagonal stripes. Designs done in dark blue, gold, white, dark red, and green.
Begena stringed instrument. Square-shaped resonator, covered with stretched rawhide, which is nailed in place. Triangular wood frame extends from top of sound chamber, made up of two arms inserted through the skin and connected at the top by a crossbar. The crossbar is rectangular on either end, with notches that the arms are inserted into, and a cylindrical centre where the strings are attached. The strings are fastened across the front of the sound box to wood pegs. U-shaped leather pieces placed between each string and the bridge.
Painted drum (part a) made of stiffened skin stretched over round wood frame. Skin wraps around frame edges to the back; thin strips of sinew looped through holes in skin draw material tight. Sinew strips lashed together in centre with leather thongs; black looped cord attached to leather, for hanging purposes. Face of drum has bird, fin and sun motifs painted across surface, made up of formline design elements; done in dark blue, gold, and dark red. Artist signature and date made painted along side of drum; done in red. Drum rests inside separate square wood frame (part b) with tall walls (Metal hooks and wire in interior and on back of frame, for hanging purposes).
Male doll, in seated position, with dried seal skin face. Nose, mouth and eyes are done in relief. Eyes are coloured with dark blue ink(?). Small holes in nose, imitating nostrils. Large tongue sticking out of mouth; cleft chin is pronounced underneath. Eyebrows and hair made of seal fur. Figure is wearing seal fur clothing, consisting of a parka, mittens, pants and boots. Parka hood is pointed and has leather ties hanging from the tip. Hood, cuffs and bottom edge are trimmed with sheep fur. Matching trim along pant openings.
Carved, three-dimensional, mask pendant. Male face has wide oval-shaped eyes, thick black brows, frowning open mouth, and a black painted beard and moustache. Area around eyes is sunken and painted blue. Nostrils and lips painted red. Rest of face decorated with design elements in blue and red. Male is wearing a red twisted ring on top of head. Leather cord nailed to back of carving. Artist inscription on back with date, title, name.
Leather ammunition belt, with fifty open-ended pockets across its surface for individual bullets. Belt fastens with a metal buckle, attached with a leather tab. Tab is covered by the belt loop. Opposite end of belt is made of a narrow strip of leather, with five adjustment holes along it. Holes are spaced out, at equal intervals, and lined with metal. Entire exterior surface of belt is covered in brocaded decoration. Background is pale orange, with designs overtop done in golden brown. Geometric motifs along all belt edges and edges of pockets. Designs across pockets, belt loop and area around adjustment holes are curvilinear and floral. Back of belt is undecorated.