Human face mask carved from a single piece of wood; blue with three black dots on forehead and one on each cheek. Eyes are concave slits lined with black. Stylized black hair with parallel curving incisions; white line at hairline; small mouth with red parted lips and eight white upper teeth; long, thin nose; high forehead and decoration at each temple. Two birds at top of head, one with red body and green wings; other with white body and blue wings; yellow foot and beaks covered with multi-coloured dots. Four holes in lower rim. Rubber band stapled across back. Metal screw at top.

Mask representing a wolf head (this is a type of theatrical Kolam mask) with a black face, a long narrow snout, open mouth with red lips and pointed red teeth, bulging eyes with red-rimmed black pupils, and red nostrils. One protruding black and red ear remains nailed the the left side of the animal's head. One longer canine tooth in lower left side of jaw. Flexible red rubber tongue tip and segment of tongue have broken off the end of the remaining piece of tongue that is nailed to the inside of the lower jaw. The upper and lower jaws are wired together on each side with two equidistant vertical stitches. Cotton string is looped through a hole in the top of the head at the back edge and the ends of the string tied together.

Mask representing a village husband character (kolam mask) with a pink face, a low forehead with a flat top, painted black hair and eyebrows. The large eyes each have a crescent-shaped slit under them, and the nose is long, straight and narrow with small, indented nostrils. The mouth is closed with thin red lips. The ears are each made of a piece of cut rubber (?) that has been cut at the centre and the resulting corners bent inwards slightly to make each concave. There is a small hole on each side, behind the ears. A label on the reverse reads, "KOLAM MASK village husband," in typewritten characters, and "41" in pencil.

Mask depicting Salu Paliya ("the shawl-clad apparition"). The mask has a fringe of dark brown hair around the top of the head, a black wool beard , and a moustache made of black knit fabric. The facial plane is rubber with eye holes cut in the cheeks, just below the eyes, and is painted black. The eyes and nose are made of wood and are nailed to the rubber. The lips are made from red cloth and tied to the rubber. The lower jaw is moveable. The separate white plastic teeth are sewn into the lips. The prominent nose is curved and painted orange-pink with a yellow and red stripe across the tip. The nostrils are flared, and the crease between the nose and nostril is defined with a black line. The eyes are discs and crescent-shaped with red and yellow eyelids that have radiating black lines. Strips of rubber are tied around centre of each lip and also serve as ties.

Three-dimensional male humanoid puppet: large head (part b) fits into body with skirt (part a), and a control rod (part c) with a long shaft that passes through the body and fits into the neck of the figure's head. The control rod is mostly stained with a reddish-brown colour. The body has jointed arms, each with a long controlling rod attached Orange face and ears; blue neck, torso and arms. Wearing elaborate headdress and gathered skirt. Large bulging eyes: irises red. Upper and lower teeth bared, tow fangs in corners of mouth: central lower fang curves up to pierce nose. Headdress composed of red skull-cap, gold ear ornaments, green and yellow band across forehead with curl in centre front. White, blue zigzag design above lower ear ornament. Gold wrist bracer. Skirt made of purple, blue, and yellow checkered cloth gathered at waist; red plastic taped around midriff. Head movement controlled by wood rod, which extends from head to handle beneath skirt. Arms jointed at elbow and shoulder, movement controlled by thin wands attached to hands.

Ornament consisting of a piece of elastic joining two ends of the ermine to form a wristlet.

Carved rubber (natural latex) figure of a man wearing a headdress paddling a canoe-like boat with a shelter in the centre--boat has a sharply upturned stern and bow. Next to the boat is a large jar-like container with a circular lid flanked by two branches. Entire figure is painted red, green, yellow, brown, and gold, and is mounted on a d-shaped rubber base with a carved black fringe.

Carved rubber (natural latex) figure wearing a headband and a red and yellow dress-like garment ; figure sits in a small, canoe-like boat. Figure's head has fallen off and both arms are missing. Entire carving is painted with red, brown and yellow.

Rubber (natural latex) figure of a man wearing a belt-like garment attached to crisscrossing shoulder straps, standing with drawn bow and arrow. Entire figure is painted with red, black, gold and green, and is mounted on a circular rubber base with a carved black fringe.

Carved rubber (natural latex) figure of a man wearing a headdress and loincloth-like garment holding a bow and arrow (arrow is missing). Entire figure is painted red, green, black and gold, and is mounted on a circular rubber base with a carved black fringe.