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Triangular flag of turquoise damask with borders of metallic braid and jagged, flame-shaped orange damask. Double, curved bamboo staffs for each flag rise from a golden handle with a pink fringe. Flags sit just above the handle. Pink casing for staff.
Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part d). The flag has bright pink characters on purple ground, with a wide mauve border. The back is unlined. The bamboo staff terminates in a gold head with pale green fringe at the top.
Flag attached to a curved bamboo staff (part c). The flag has bright pink characters on purple ground, with a wide mauve border. The back is unlined. The bamboo staff terminates in a gold head with pale green fringe at the top.
Ramayana headdress composed of a green velvet covered crown (a) that has a bulbous base that narrows and then widens again to a smaller bulbous top with a gold finial. The crown is also ornamented with pieces of gold painted skin that have been cut into ornate geometric shapes, some of which protrude outwards, and these have silver sequins and clear glass beads sewn to them. The base of the crown has a band of multiple pointed pieces of gold painted skin ornamented with sequins and beads. Attached at the back of the headdress is a figure's face made from gold, red, black and white painted skin. The figure has a pointed head, fangs, protruding black hair at the base, and is also decorated with sequins and beads. There are black straps on the inside at the back for adjustment, and two yellow straps at the sides. Accompanying the headdress are the following: a triangular-shaped gold painted skin ornament (b) with sequins and beads and two curled ends to which is attached a gold cord; two gold painted skin ornaments (c and d) with curled ends, sequins and beads, as well as two hanging multicoloured tassels on each; and two gold painted skin ornaments (e and f) consisting of an ornate piece with sequins and beads, each attached at a perpendicular angle to a cross-shaped piece with yellow ties at each end.
Black silk boot. Leather sole with a flat heel; plain black upper with self cording. White band at junction of sole and upper. Cotton lining and insole.
Hat with conical shape that is made from woven stem with five ridges at the top that holds a series of leaves to the outer sides over an inner structure made of woven stem. The rim is formed by a strip of bamboo(?) held onto the hat with strips of woven stem. Painted with three evenly spaced yin and yang symbols in red, black and off-white on a grey ground, and the sections of the woven peak are painted in light grey, green, black, brown and red. The rim is red.
Pair of shoes and one tie. Leather sole, raised wooden heel (2" h.) painted green. Uppers: metallic thread and twisted cord braid appliqued 4 1/2" either side of toe, 1 1/4" deep, enclosing woven raffia applique. Colours: deep pink, gold, and black. Braid appliqued around top of uppers, and twisted and appliqued down centre of toe. Colours: pale green and beige. At heel: black cotton extension, appliqued 4 3/4" above uppers 4 3/4" w. All on black ground. Black cotton loop on either side, attached to uppers where extension joins. Cotton lining. Padded cotton insole. Separate red tie (part c). (Other tie is missing.)
Nuu-chah-nulth style dugout canoe with fine overall adze work. Most of canoe is covered in paint (currently pink; originally red) except for the bottom interior of the hull. Two original seats are still in place; the two missing seats were replaced with new boards in 2006. Original prow (wolf's head) no longer with canoe; new unpainted prow carved and added in 2006. The stern piece has become detached (part b), but is sitting loosely in place.
Opera headdress representing an official's hat with imitation kingfisher feather consisting of bright blue silk. The main part of the headdress (a) consists of two pieces of silver painted wire mesh joined together with bird and cloud designs in blue silk and metallic edging: the front piece is domed with a loop at the top centre; the back piece is also domed but protrudes slightly at the top and has a band of silver painted paper with a raised geometric design at the back and has three sockets, two at the sides and one at the back, that hold the four attachments. Two straps extend down from the sides of the headdress. There are two elongated ovoid-shaped extensions (b and c), each with a circular Chinese design element at the centre and scalloped designs at the ends in bright blue silk, wire mesh, metallic edging, and a short rod that fits into the socket at the back of the headdress. Two side extensions (d and e) fit into the slots in the sides of the main part, and each is composed of an elongated dragon's (?) body from which protrudes a dragon's (?) head with two bright blue pompoms extending out from the head, each on a wire spring.
Wooden frontlet featuring a large bird's head over a small human-like head with two paws to the sides; paws and bird's curved beak are three-dimensional, protruding from the surface. Painted red, black and green, with parts left in natural wood.