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Rectangular piece of green textile with a painted black bird perched in a tree. The bird is black with a red eye and a white wing and tail. The tree is black, brown and white. There are traces of red on the tree and black on the green background. The top edge of the textile is adhered to a yellow folded card backing.
Wooden, carved, raven mask with a long beak and triangular shaped cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with pieces of leather on either side, nailed to the lower mouth. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a black, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. The mask is painted black, red and white.
Wooden, carved, bear mask with a long snout painted black with red edging. The jaw is hinged with metal wire on either side to the lower mouth. Nose, eyebrows and iris covered with copper. The face has white edging around the green ovoid-like shape with copper eyes on white background. Mouth opens with a copper stripe for teeth. The head is covered in nails with remnants of a skin. One ear nailed to the head and is painted black and red. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that would have assisted the mouth in opening. A strip of separate wood has been nailed to the bridge of the nose as a possibly repair. The mask is painted black, green, red and white with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Wooden, carved, bear mask with a long snout painted black with orange edging. The jaw is hinged with pieces of leather on either side, nailed to the lower mouth. Eyes are round and protrude outward. Mouth opens with fangs and teeth showing. The head is covered with two skins, one covering the nose and upper jaw another with fur, covering the top of the head and dangling down the back. Ears are formed out of the skin and sit at the top, back of the head. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that assistants the mouth in opening. The mask is painted black and orange with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Wooden, carved, supernatural bird mask with a long beak and circular cutout nostrils. The beak is hinged with fibre twine on either side; the beak is now fixed shut. The beak and nostrils are painted black with red edging. There are two red split U forms and one orange U-form carved at the back of the beak running towards the nostril. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. Attached to the top of the head is a fringe of cedar bark; pieces of braided cedar line the bottom rim. The inside of the mask is hollow with the exception of an attached twine cord that assistants the beak in opening and shutting. The mask is painted black, red, white and orange with Northwest Coast stylized designs.
Wooden, carved, supernatural bird mask with a long, black beak and ovoid shaped cutout nostrils. The nostrils are painted red with a white split U form around it. The eyes are white, outlined in black on a white, ovoid shaped background; brow is black. The inside of the mask is hollow. The mask is painted black, white and red with Northwest Coast stylized designs. The bottom part of the beak is missing.
A miniature mobile temple with several doors, each painted with various folk deities and text, appearing to tell a story. The last door concludes the narration, opening with a darshan of Ram, Lakshman and Sita, standing in the innermost chamber of the temple. The sides and ends of the shrine are decorated with floral, ray and cross-hatching motifs. There is a small drawer under the doors and a compartment in back for worshippers to deposit coins (see Cultural Context field). A leather strap is attached to the top. There is a shrine (part a), a sliding panel (part b), and doors (parts c-k).
Square tapa (siapo) with painted designs in dark and light brown on natural ground. There are four squares with two different patterns of floral motifs within circles.
Oval-shaped human portrait mask with bird-like creation on top of head. Face has cut-out eye slits, projecting nose, closed mouth, and carved eyebrows. Top of mask projects into a bird-like creature and base is decorated with small, carved triangles and lines. Triangles project from the face on the outer rim. The back of the mask is hollowed out. Five holes are found around the edges with a red string tied between two.
Carved mask with headdress that projects upwards into a bird-like creature with a fish in its beak. Headdress portion curves back down connecting the end of the fish to the forehead. Overall, the mask is decorated with painted stripes, small white circles, and geometric shapes, especially on the headdress. Face is black in colour, has protruding eyelids, cut-out eyes, pointed nose and pursed lips. Back is hollowed out and red string ties through two of six holes around the edges.