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Mask portraying Buta Sanniya (which represents derangement, distortion and listlessness of limbs) with a pink face that has arched eyebrows, semicircular eyes with crescent-shaped holes underneath, flared black nostrils, a mouth with upturned corners and a philtrum that points downwards. Three white lines on each cheek follow contour of the mouth corners, and the mouth and chin are outlined in white. A strand of twine is knotted through small holes on either side of the mask. The words "Buta - mad" are written in ink on the inside of the mask near the right eye.
Small, wooden humanoid mask painted in glossy dark green. Rounded forehead, black painted eyebrows. Large white painted eyes outlined in red with large black pupils; the plane of the eye socket slopes sharply backward and the eyes are bulging out of their sunken sockets. Slits for vision under the eyes, small bulbous nose with red nostrils; black beard and moustache of applied fabric, possibly wool. Open, downturned mouth with red lips; applied upper teeth cut from a single piece of plastic tacked to back of mask with the words "Perfumed Talc 100 gm" printed on back. The jaw is movable and affixed on either side with wire and red cord threaded through small holes. A fabric cord of red and dirty white is tied through each eye slit to attach mask to head of wearer. The mask appears to have an undercoat of orange paint. At the rear of the mask at the top is written in pencil, "abata undness".
Mask representing a tamil man ? with the face painted black, slightly bulging eyes with red rims and a crescent-shaped hole under each, a mouth with upturned corners, four teeth, and a large bottom lip that protrudes over a very small chin. Very small ears at either side of the mask each have a red centre and a hole through which is threaded a multicoloured fabric strap. The words "tamil man" are inscribed on the back near the top in black ink.
Mask depicting a humanoid face, painted dark green with a large red mouth that takes up roughly half the mask, and with large whitish teeth and curving fangs. High arched eyebrows with a lotus petal design protrude at the top, and the mask also has bulging white eyes with large black pupils that each have crescent-shaped slots beneath them. The nose is large with exaggerated open nostrils. A piece of string is attached at the back.
Two complementary parts in form of a raven. Reclining figure on raven's back connected to a frog by protruding tongue. Small bird's face is on back of tail. Belly emphasized by a bird's face with recurved beak. Colours are red, green and black. Raven's head connected to neck by small nails.
Obsidian set in wood, then attached to thin wood shaft. Geometric design outlined with string and accented with white seeds. Obsidian blade a curved triangle in cross section and comes to a point. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: white diamond shapes surrounded by red; a plain brown section with a horizontal red band around the middle; and three sets of four seeds along sets of two diamond shapes surrounded by black.
Chipped blade set in wood with pitch and fibre lashings. The shaft is made of cane. Geometric decorations outlined with string and accented with white seeds. Obsidian blade is triangular in cross section and is flat at the end. From the base of the point, the design is as follows: a red x-formation surrounded by white at either side and black at either end; and five sets of four seeds around red, white, and black diamond shapes.
Carved mask attached to headpiece by fibres. Face is painted in geometric designs in white, red, and black. Shells for the eyes. Headpiece has real grey-brown hair at either side covered in white clay and an extended ridge running front to back along the middle, and is built on a frame of strips of red orange-brown wood and bark cloth. Elaborate decoration.
A plain shaft . There is a long black, red, and white triangular geometric patterned point which is elaborately carved. The barbed portion of the point ends in an elongated cone. The end of the shaft is notched.
Wooden club made from a branch; cap-like knob on the bottom with a straight shaft leading to a curved end with spur. The underside of the curve has a rectangular section roughly carved, with traces of white paint.