Small square bag with triangle flap. Bag is pink with a white square in the centre with green, purple, and pink geometric pattern. Bordering the square are embroidered geometric leaf patterns along the sides and bottom, and swirl designs along the top. The triangular flap has pink trim and a white and pink zigzag pattern at its centre, bordered by green and yellow stitching. The back of the bag and interior of the flap are black. There are clear pieces of plastic stitched to the front of the bag and flap.

Small hat with flaps on sides. Triangular ear flaps are pink with white centres and blue zig zag designs with pink and green stitching. There is a black piece of fabric attached to the interior left ear flap and a loop of fabric on the opposite flap. Top of hat has alternating black and blue triangular sections with anchor shaped applique design and triangle pattern beneath. Black sections have white applique with pink stitching. Blue sections have red applique with yellow stitching. Top of hat has a blue circle outlined with green and orange stitching. Three pompoms hang from beaded string on the outside of the circle. Two of the pompoms are pink and one is orange.

Dark blue jacket with open front. Sleeves are black and have appliqued patch with geometric embroidery. Cuffs have blue trim and arm seams have red trim. A thin rectangular piece of fabric forms the collar with a strip of red on the bottom of the right side. Bottom of jacket is trimmed in red with round white beads decorating the edges. There are thin lines of embroidery along the bottom, embellished with three vertical rows of colourful buttons on either side. This pattern continues on the bottom of the back of the jacket also. There are slits in the sides of the jacket with a loop of round white beads and a tuft of red fur (?) with a tassle on the end hanging from the top of the slit. The right tassle is multi-coloured and the left tassle is white. Back of jacket is covered in horizontal lines of colourful embroidery embellished with four rows of white buttons. Bottom edges are lined in round white beads.

Long thin rectangular black sash with seam in centre and black fringe tassles at each end. Either end has thin embroidered multi-coloured lines and then wider multi-coloured striped applique bands. Attached to the applique is a cowrie shell and two strings of white beads with two gold beads at the ends. Green and pink tassles hang from the ends of these beaded strings. One end also has two round beads attached to the black fringe, one clear and one brown. This end also has a blue strip of fabric tied to the tassle.

Portable retablo containing three-dimensional figures representing Saint Cristobal and others. The altar is made of wood with fresco painted over top. The exterior walls of the altar are painted yellow-white or yellow with red borders. On the side walls, there are grey curlicues painted over the yellow-white background. The top of the altar is painted yellow with red stripes. Along the front edge, there is a triangular piece of wood attached to the top of the altar. It is painted yellow with red accents. Below, the front doors of the altar are painted pink with red curlicues over top. There are two pieces of ribbon threaded through two holes in each door. The ribbons are striped with red and white. The interior of the doors are painted with black flowers that have red and yellow centres. Saint Cristobal stands against the back wall inside the altar. He wears a yellow robe, red cape and holds a large green leaf in his hands. He has a halo, long black hair and a beard. A haloed child sits on his right shoulder with a blue ball in his right hand. Below, there are smaller figures of people and animals. The interior walls are painted yellow-white with red, black and yellow spots. Signed on the back in black paint. Also, the title of the work, location, date and a number are written in black ink.

Short dark blue jacket with open front. Rectangular piece of fabric is stitched on to form the collar. The cuffs of the sleeves have colourful appliques with vertical and horizontal stripes. The right arm seam is blue, and the left arm seam is red, and there is open space in the armpits. The sides of the jacket have red and blue trim. The back of the jacket has a flag(?) applique composed of white, red, and yellow vertical stripes. The bottom has three rows of three white buttons with pink stitching.

Panel from a dance cape representing Simon Bolivar. The background of the panel is a soft orange fabric; it may be velvet. The central figure, Simon Bolivar, is depicted from the upper legs and up. The bottom of his body is bordered by a half moon motif formed by gold, blue, green and red thread. In the centre of each half moon, there is a yellow dot. Bolivar wears yellow-white pants and yellow jacket with an embossed pattern. His jacket has gold epaulettes and a pink collar. He also wears a yellow, red and gold sash and belt. Bolivar holds a green scroll in his right hand. His skin is pink and he has brown hair. The background of the panel is decorated with flowers and vines made from gold, pink, red, yellow, green, orange and blue thread. There are also silver sequins and small blue beads adorning the panel. The velvet fabric is folded over the back of the panel. On the back of the panel there is a looser weave fabric. There is printed paper sandwiched in between the velvet fabric and the loose-weave fabric. There is an orange sticker and a piece of yellow on the back of the panel that have numbers written on them in pen.

Carved and painted wood figure of a man in colonial African cothing. The man wears a white pith helmet with a dark brown button on top of it. The man’s face and the rest of his skin is dark brown. In the left side of his mouth, he holds a small cigarette made of plastic. He wears a khaki uniform. The shirt has a collar, rolled-up sleeves and pockets on either side. There are four buttons down the front of his shirt. He stands with his hands in the pockets of his khaki shorts. His khaki shorts are secured with a dark brown belt and have two pockets on the back. His torso is quite long in proportion to his legs; only a small portion of his calves are visible underneath his shorts. He wears white socks which are pulled up high. He also wears light brown shoes. The man stands upon a dark brown, round base.

Figure of a black angel with a brown wooden base (part b). The figure has a black head and hands formed out of clay. The head of the figure is hair formed from many green cone-like shapes. There are small gold-coloured beads embedded in the cone-like shapes. The figure has white eyes with brown irises; its lips are red. The head is hollow to accommodate the base. The angel does not have a neck; instead, its head is attached to a knitted t-shaped dress, from which the angel’s arms are extended outwards. The dress has wool fibres intermingled with plant fibres. There are various small objects affixed to the dress. There are four bottle caps placed across the angel’s chest and arms. The bottle cap on the furthest left has a small image printed on paper embedded within it. The image depicts an angel appearing to a group of people with a European-style cathedral in the background. The image in the bottle cap to the right depicts a young shepherd holding a staff and surrounded by sheep. Right of this bottle cap, another image in a bottle cap depicts an older shepherd with a halo. The bottle cap on the furthest right has an image in it depicting an angel in a pink dress feeding birds. Below the bottle caps, on the left side of the angel’s torso, there is a small clothes pin that is painted blue. The clip holds a rectangular piece of paper with an image of a man printed on it; he is depicted from the torso up. The man has black hair and a black mustache. The man wears a blue suit jacket, blue vest and blue tie over a white dress shirt; he also has a white pocket square. Right of the image of the man is a miniature clear plastic bottle with a blue liquid inside. The bottle is tied to the dress with purple ribbon. Next to the bottle, there is a small bronze-coloured cross attached to the dress. Right of the cross, a miniature white and blue ceramic spoon is tied to the dress with purple ribbon. Below the picture of the man, there is a miniature white and blue cup tied to the dress with purple ribbon. Right of the cup, there is another bottle cap that has an image embedded within it. The image depicts Madonna holding baby Jesus. Both figures wear elaborate crowns and are surrounded by a yellow halo. Next to the bottle cap, there is a small clothes pin painted red. On the right side of the dress, there is a gold-coloured coin with an image of a domed building on one side and an image of Jesus Christ on the other. It is tied to the dress with green ribbon. Below the cup, there is a small plastic figure of a baby tied to the dress with a green ribbon. It has brown hair, black eyes and red lips. Right of the baby, there is a bottle cap with an image printed on paper embedded within it. The image depicts Jesus Christ holding a lamb. Below this bottle cap, there is a bronze-coloured flower with a stem and two leaves. Next to the flower, in the lower right corner of the dress, there is a bottle cap with an image of Jesus Christ sitting and praying embedded in it. The angel’s wings are made of two pieces of silver metal. They are knitted into the back of the dress. The base is formed by a thin cylindrical piece of wood that is held in a square wooden base.

Small portable altar containing a figure of Saint Anthony holding baby Jesus. The altar itself is a small box painted blue on the left and right sides and the floor of the altar. On the right side of the altar, the wall is affixed using two pieces of leather each with four nails in them. At the front of the altar, there is an arched opening revealing the two figures inside. Above the arch, the front wall extends into a triangular roofline. It is painted yellow with dark green, dark blue and brown detailing. On either side the doorway is flanked by flat columns that are topped by triangles. Thus the roofline has three peaks. The columns are painted yellow-white with red, pink, dark green and dark blue detailing. The interior walls of the altar are also painted yellow-white. Saint Anthony is standing upon a ceramic plinth that is painted white, blue and red. The plinth resembles a mushroom in shape. The figures of Saint Anthony and baby Jesus appear to be made out of plastic. In addition to the plinth, Saint Anthony stands upon a small piece of blue ground. He wears brown sandals and a brown robe. He has short, light brown hair and rosy cheeks. Baby Jesus is swathed in a white blanket that has a cluster of brown spots near the upper right side. Baby Jesus has black eyes, rosy cheeks and red lips. On the top side of the object, near the back, there is a metal eye hook for hanging the object. The back of the object is yellow white and has the artist’s name written on it in blue pen. There is also a number written in red pen.