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Gelede mask (part a) that depicts a squat human face with horns; left horn is separate (part b). Face has protruding eyes, triangular nose, and pointed lips; carved ears rest flat against head. Pupils drilled out. Scarification on the cheeks, four diagonal lines, and on forehead, three vertical lines. Top and sides, of upper half of mask, are raised; right side is partially cross-hatched. Eyes are white, outlined in black, and scars are painted black; face is painted red-brown, and upper section is dark green-blue. White horns consist of large ovals that narrow into cylinders; cylinder sections attach to sides of head with nails. Hole drilled into top centre of mask. Interior is roughly carved out and undecorated. Ring attached to top edge, for hanging purposes.
Crawling wolf mask, made of a single piece of wood; interior has been hollowed out. Mask has a circular open top and bottom; wide slit opening at back. Head portion extends into a long, rounded snout with high nostrils. Below are chevron-shaped teeth, carved in relief, pointing towards back of mask; painted white with dark red in between. Black and white eyes, set in a red ovoids, painted on either side of mask. Mask exterior is painted black, except for bridge between nostrils and snout. Three metal hooks drilled around sides of top opening, with a thick cord wrapped through each hook; cords knotted together in centre of opening. Wide band of cloth looped around knotted cords, and a small cord knotted around front hook. Additional holes drilled along edges of bottom opening, on left and right sides; each side has a long piece of cloth attached. Small tags attached to interior walls, with carved number, 707-555-645, next to them.
Oblong wooden mask with a broad, flat face; decorative arch protrudes from sides, overtop head. Arch is rectangular, with an oval-like cutout between bottom edge and top of head. Small faces carved in relief in top corners of arch; bottom corners are pointed tips, that flare out from body of mask. Edges of arch have ridges carved into them. Triangles and diamonds incised around edges of cut out on arch; wavy lines incised on forehead, beneath arch. Face has circular eyes, semi-circular eyebrows, rectangular nose, and oval-shaped mouth with two teeth; cut outs for eyes and mouth. Circular ears carved in relief on either side of face. Metal hooks attached to sides, on back of mask, for hanging. Sticker label, with culture and place made, attached to back.
Round wooden face mask, with crown carved in relief across forehead. Crown has three-prongs protruding from the curved band. Bottom edges of prongs have zigzags carved across them; upper portion of prongs decorated with concentric triangles. Crown's band covered with alternating concentric triangle designs; all motifs are incised. Face has inset circular eyes, long thin nose with wide nostrils, and a smiling mouth with five teeth. Cut outs for eyes and mouth; circular ears carved in relief on either side of face, underneath crown. Metal hooks attached to sides, on back of mask, for hanging.
Wooden portrait mask, with long dark hair. Front surface almost completely painted in red, green and black designs; mouth slightly open showing a row of operculum shell teeth; two curved copper bands nailed on as eyebrows; four cut feathers at the top of forehead, with the ends of the quills projecting down through holes to the inside of the mask. The inside of the mask is plain wood, with a horizontal wooden mouth piece attached. Edge of hair pieces inserted in a cut opening along the full length of each side.
Wooden portrait mask, with long dark brown hair. Front surface almost completely painted in red, green and black designs; mouth slightly open showing operculum shell teeth. The inside of the mask is plain wood, with a horizontal wooden mouth piece attached; metal hanging fixtures on back edge of sides. Hair inserted into evenly spaced round holes all along both sides.
Cast bronze standing female figure with flat, square base. The flat, oval-shaped head has raised facial features - eyebrows extending down to the nose in a Y-shape, almond-shaped eyes, and small mouth. The head is framed by metal, that curves outward on both sides by the chin. They have a long neck, short torso with prominent breasts, back and buttocks. They have a twisted belt around the waist. The limbs are very long, with both arms and legs slightly bent, and hands down at the side. There are 3 pairs of bands or bangles on each arm.
Cast bronze standing female figure with flat, square base. The flat, oval-shaped head has raised facial features - eyebrows extending down to the nose in a Y-shape, almond-shaped eyes, and small mouth. There is also a diamond shape in the middle of the forehead. The head is framed by metal, that curves outward on both sides by the chin. They have a long neck, short torso with prominent breasts, back and buttocks. They have a twisted belt around the waist. The limbs are very long, with both arms and legs slightly bent, and hands down at the side. There are 3 pairs of bands or bangles on each arm.
Large silver tupu style pin with a floral-patterned, tri-lobed head. The head is tulip-shaped, with three oblong shapes within each lobe, and the designs are outlined by two raised dimpled lines. The head is attached to the pin by two metal rivets. Just below the head, the stem has a flat, bulbous decorated section with two attached S-shaped elements on either side, before extending into a twisted section and ends in a point.
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.