Puppet voice prop called a swazzle, from a Punch and Judy puppet show. Made of two thin, rectangular pieces of aluminum wrapped in cotton tape. Cotton looped around the exterior with a single strand running through the middle, separating the two pieces of aluminum. Centre of metal pieces bend outwards slightly, giving the swazzle an irregular oval-shape. Bends also create space between the metal pieces and central piece of cotton tape separating them. Thin looped thread attached to exterior cotton tape on the left side.

Ghost puppet. Hand puppet of a Ghost character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head and hands carved from wood. Components painted white. Character resembles a skeleton. Hands have black lines painted on them to imitate bones. Black lines on face to highlight chin, cheek bones, eyebrows and teeth. Nose and eye sockets carved out. Interior of nose cavity painted black, interior of eye sockets painted grey. Googly eyes inside of eye sockets. Puppet is wearing a white, hooded robe. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening.

Crocodile puppet. Hand puppet of the Crocodile character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head carved from wood and painted dark green. Lower jaw painted off-white. Facial features outlined with black paint. Eyes have large black pupils and light yellow irises, outlined in gold. Sections of white teeth nailed to bottom edge of upper jaw. Mouth interior painted black, orange and yellow. Long pink, fabric tongue inside of mouth. Crocodile’s fabric body is emerald green down the back and off-white on the front. Bent fabric legs on either side of fabric body, where it meets the wooden head. Fabric is glued and stapled to head. Metal ring along top edge of body opening. Operated by inserting hand inside the body of the puppet to control its jaw movements.

Leather headdress with fur, cowrie shell, bead and button decorations. Leather band, that would wrap around forehead, has veil of chains hanging from bottom edge. Dark yellow and dark blue tube beads along bottom of veil. Bottom left edge of headband bordered with red and dark yellow tube beads, bottom right edge bordered with dark blue and green tube beads. Headband attached to round piece of skin, covered in grey and black animal hair, by eight leather straps. Round piece of skin would sit on top of head. Leather straps at front and back of headband are wider than the ones along the sides. Roundel in centre of headpiece, overtop of animal hair. Roundel has diamond and circular patterns done in white, light blue, dark blue, red and dark yellow round beads. Long chin strap, made of two leather strips, hangs from bottom edges of left and right sides of headband portion. Chin straps are secured together with thread covered in round beads. Beads are light blue, dark blue, red, yellow and white. Beads form a striped pattern. Wide leather strip extends from back of headdress. Ends of long back strip and chin strap have off-white and black animal hair. All leather surfaces are covered in cowrie shells on the exterior. In addition, the back strip has rows of red and green oval beads, dark blue and black tube beads, and plastic buttons. Buttons are black, white, dark maroon, yellow and green.

Basketry headdress with bead decorations. Eight coiled basketry splints sewn together at left and right sides to form circular frame. Exterior of headdress covered entirely in glass beads. Beads form a mirrored, vertical stripe pattern. In centre, on both front and back, is a wide dark blue stripe with a yellow line down the middle. On either side of the dark blue stripe are white bands, red-orange bands, and then thin emerald green stripes. Six horizontal strands of yellow glass beads, on front and back, drape across entire vertical stripe design. Two columns of cowrie shells on left and right sides, splitting up front and back halves of headdress. Three groupings of coins hang from back of headdress, close to the top edge, at the ends of alternating red-orange and dark blue beaded strands. White fabric name tag, reading “Gordon Wilson,” attached to back interior wall of headdress, towards left side.

Doctor puppet. Hand puppet of the Doctor character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head and hands carved from wood. Components painted beige. Character has long, thin nose and prominent jaw. Nose and cheeks are rosy. Lips are light pink and eyes are light blue. Small red dots in the corners of the eyes. Character has large black eyebrows. Dark brown lines on face highlight nostrils, mouth, chin, ears, furrowed brow, eyelids and under eye area. The Doctor has a ring of white, fuzzy hair glued around his head and is wearing circle eyeglasses. The gold frames are nailed into his head. Character is wearing a white doctor’s coat, with two chest pockets, overtop a dark green vest with vine patterns. Vest is overtop a grey, striped fabric body. Above vest, attached to fabric body, is a black bow tie. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening. Operated by inserting hand inside the body of the puppet to control the head and hands.

Policeman puppet. Hand puppet of the Policeman character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head and hands carved from wood. Components painted beige. Character has large rounded nose and cheeks. Nose, cheeks and chin are rosy. Lips are light pink and eyes are light blue. Small red dots in the corners of the eyes. Character has black eyebrows and a dark brown mustache. Dark brown lines on face highlight nostrils, mouth, chin, ears, eyelids and under eye area. The Policeman has a ring of black, fuzzy hair glued around his head and is wearing a dark blue police helmet. Helmet has a silver badge on the front and a silver spike on top. Character is wearing a silver-buttoned, dark blue uniform jacket, with two chest pockets. Rest of fabric body is a matching dark blue. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening. Operated by inserting hand inside the body of the puppet to control the head and hands.

Showtime clock prop, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Thin piece of painted wood screwed into plain wooden block at base. Painted wood depicts a yellow mantel clock. Clock has hourglass shape, with a double curve on top. Shape highlighted with wavy and curled lines along edges, painted in light orange and dark red. Has white clock face with two, adjustable metal hands in its centre. Above, in capital letters, “Next Show” is painted in dark red with black shadows outlining the words. Operated by manually moving the clock hands.

Devil puppet. Hand puppet of the Devil character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head and hands carved from wood. Components painted dark red. Character has protruding chin, hooked nose and pointed ears. Two tall, angled horns on forehead. Has black goatee. Eyes are circlular, and painted yellow with small, black pupils. Black lines on face highlight nostrils, chin, ears, furrowed brow and cheek bones. Frowning mouth is painted black. Has large slanted eyebrows. Fingers have pointed ends. Character is wearing a separate black, satin cape with a red interior (part b). Cape has high, ruffled collar. Wearing a silver-gold vest with black lines, giving it a scaled appearance. Vest only on front side of puppet and is overtop a red, velvet-like robe. Above vest, attached to robe, is a black, lace-like ascot tie. Velvet-like robe has braided trim around the bottom edge. Braid made from small gold, emerald green and dark purple plastic ribbons. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening. Operated by inserting hand inside the body of the puppet to control the head and hands.

Standing wood figure, (ibeji) with headdress, on circular base. Nude female stands upright with arms connected to waist. Flat stomach below pointed breasts. Has pronounced belly button, buttocks and genitalia. Above genitalia triangles are carved. Figure wearing necklace with triangle pendant. Triangle has diamond pattern and is carved in high relief, hanging below neck on back. Eyes have thick lashes and a nail in their centre. Three vertical lines carved underneath each eye. Four horizontal lines carved next to open mouth. Ears flat against head. Tall cone-shaped headdress circled with horizontal lines and split into four sections with vertical bands. Bands at the front and back have triangles carved into them, bands on left and right are plain lines. Circular pedestal has an alternating triangle pattern carved along sides.