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Human face possibly representing Vedda Sanniya (the bubonic plague). The face is painted pink overall with black hair and a moustache, red lips, and an orange line on the chin. The mask has a short convex nose, a wide mouth, tear-drop shaped eyes with eye holes beneath them and yellow-white eyeballs and teeth. The eyes, nose, mouth and nostrils are enhanced with red and black lines. The reverse of the mask is painted black, and a label on the reverse reads "(Possibly) Vedda Sanni: bubonic plague. 30". Plant fibre ? string is secured through holes on either side of the mask.
Wide, round, square-based basket with bamboo rim and foot. The rim is attached with lashed and knotted fibre; foot is pierced at intervals with fibre lashings. Exterior has linear geometric patterns in black-brown and natural; bottom has a pattern of alternating black-brown and natural concentric squares.
Light-coloured, cone-shaped palm hat with a small conical, dark brown wood point on top. Exterior has a geometric design of three equally spaced vertical bands that consist of a dark brown diamond pattern. Interior has a rattan headband. Chinstrap is orange and white cotton with a tassel at the end.
Semi-spherical hat plaited over a supporting frame of sewn palm leaves. Outer rim is of coloured split bamboo. The exterior has a geometric design that consists of four panels that each have a central three side-by-side dark and light brown diamond shape pattern to create a light brown w-line with a checker-like pattern above and a light brown zig zag line with a varied pattern below. The inner surface of palm is plaited in an open pattern. Pith knob on top of the hat is in the form of an irregular cylinder. A chain of braided bamboo is attached to opposite sides of the rim.
Elongated, light-coloured, cone-shaped palm hat with a conical, dark wood knob on top. Exterior has three plaited geometric parallel designs that consist of a dark brown diamond pattern, one at either side and one along the middle of the shorter end. Interior has a herring bone pattern. Rim and headband are twined and strengthened with rattan. Headband and chinstrap inside. Chinstrap is twined orange and white cotton with a tassel at the end.
Semi-spherical hat with a small turned-up stiffened brim made of palm, topped with a tapering, cylindrical knob of wood. The exterior has a geometric plaited design that consists of four panels that each have a large, dark brown diamond shape that has five smaller, light brown diamond shapes within, one at each corner and one at the centre. The interior has a separate woven lining of palm in a knot stitch. Braided palm link chain attached to one side of the brim.
Mask possibly depicting Pita Sanniya (which represents bile) with eyes that have white sclerae, black pupils, and are outlined in red. The eyebrows are black, red, and yellow and there is a plume-like, yellow motif with small vertical stripe between eyes and there are crescent-shaped slits beneath the eyes. The mask also has a big nose with red nostrils and a large open mouth with thick red lips and white teeth outlined in black. A black moustache curls upwards at the sides. Plant fibre twine is attached through a hole on either side of the mask. Label on reverse at top reads, "(Possibly) Pita Sanni: bile" in typed letters, and "23" in pencil.
Mask depicting a dark red-brown humanoid face with bulbous red-rimmed eyes, a large nose with flaring nostrils, a small red mouth, a thick black beard, and a thin black moustache. There are yellow markings on the chin, over the bridge of the nose, on the nostrils, on the eyebrows and on the forehead. Slots are cut into either side of head, possibly for detachable ears. The figure is wearing a brown-yellow turban with a border of black triangles and incised red lines.
Mask depicting Kora Sanniya (who represents lameness) with a distorted humanoid face that has crooked eyes, a curving nose, and a crooked mouth. The eyebrows and moustache are black, the eyes are bulging with a crescent-shaped slit under each, the lips and tongue are red, and the teeth are white bordered by black. A strand of twine is tied to one of two holes at the sides of the mask. A label on the reverse reads, "KORA SANNI: Lameness," in typewritten characters and "22" handwritten in blue ink. Another label underneath the top label reads, "Kora."
Mask depicting Devi Sanniya (which represents smallpox, cholera, typhoid, and all epidemic diseases). The face is female with a small green crown outlined with closely spaced white dots as well as thin black lines, and there are three small lobes at the top centre of the crown. The face has been painted yellow with thin black eyebrows, a nose with flaring red nostrils, and closed red lips. Cotton and plant fibre strips are knotted through holes on either temple. The label on the reverse reads, "DEVI SANNI: smallpos [sic], cholora [sic], typhoid, all epidemic diseases" and has "17" written at the bottom centre of the label.