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Headband made from a beaded belt that has been sewn together into a circular band. Blue glass beads cover the red-brown surface of the band, with alternating patterns of pink rectangles, gold bars, blue and yellow boxes, and red crosses. Still visible are two belt holes, one containing a metal rivet.
Small hide pouch. Flat bag is light tan in colour, rounded on base, and decorated on the front with small glass beads and black cellulose ? sequins. Edge is embellished with a scalloped row of sequins that extends into a double handle at top. Bag interior has two lines of black fabric sewn to the front panel. Back of bag is undecorated.
Shaman or Pipe Smoker mask. Face is red with black eyebrows and beard. Brows are furrowed; nose and mouth are askew. Leather headband nailed across top of forehead. A single hole is drilled on each side of the face with a string attached. Small holes line the top of the mask. Back of mask is plain.
Sanjuan mask. Black rectangular-shaped face with slightly furrowed brow, round eye sockets, flat nose, and long, extended tongue. Fur headband and small dark feathers extending out of the top. Facial hair made of fur surrounds mouth with bared teeth. Single hole drilled on each side of mask with string tied into it. Back of mask is plain.
A bolo tie consisting of a braided leather cord (part a) with cone shaped metal caps at each end. A rectangular copper plaque (part b) fits over two sides of the cord, and is secured with metal clips on the back. The copper design features a killer whale in profile with cross-hatching. Artist inscription on back.
Men’s apron ornament. Ornament is made of woven red yarn, with a short waist band and long ties that fasten at back. From waist hang three flaps of approximately 10 cm in length, white cowrie shells attached by plastic thread to the hem. At their bottoms hang long, thick tufts of straight animal hair, ranging in colour from light yellow-brown to dark brown or black.
Rectangular leather purse. Bag consists of a wallet and a cover, attached by a long thin strap made of twisted leather that holds the wallet inside the cover. Cover has red and black tooling on front in linear patterns with a square at centre. Top has two green leather ‘’tubes’ to each side from which the strap emerges, and a yellow triangle between. Cover is seamed at back. The red inner wallet has two compartments each covered by a large flap. Innermost pouch is decorated with black lines on a red background. Leather tassels hang from bottom.
Leather purse. Bag is rectangular, rounded on bottom edges, with a long, braided leather shoulder strap. The bag is constructed out of a single piece of leather, folded to create two compartments and a flap at front. Sides of compartments are sewn. A long shoulder strap of braided leather is attached at top corners and tassels made of crimped leather hangs from corners as well as centre bottom of flap. The front of the bag is decorated with linear tooling, and lines in black.
Large mask. A leatherette form fits over the head, and is covered with a thick pallet of sheep wool, a long red leather face emerging at centre. Face has a trunk-like nose painted with yellow, black and white stripes, and a long red and white tongue hanging below. A moustache of sorghum sits below the nose, with bean teeth attached. Goose feathers serve as large ears along the side of the head, and long black horns emerge above. Wool pompoms and bunches of pheasant feathers top the horns, and a wreath of ribbons and paper flowers span the distance between them.
Shinje Taita or Father Sun mask. Face is long and narrow with a prominent pointed chin. The face is painted red with small black eyebrows. There are holes for eyes, nostrils and mouth. The eyes are deeply set and close together. The nose has a narrow ridge, and the mouth has pursed lips. A headband of alternating squares of green and yellow with red dots extends across the forehead with yellow feathers and a single brown feather extending up from. Two colourful feathers extend down from the headband - one on each temple. There are two holes on either side of the face with a leather strap attached for wearing.