A carved wooden Noh mask of “Uba”. Painted with black and grey hair and very faint eyebrows. The skin is painted yellowish-white and grey, the teeth are dark grey, and the lips are red. The face is carved as heavily lined and frowning with hollowed cheeks. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at the temples. There are holes carved in the eyes, mouth, and nostrils. The back of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a fabric bag for part a, decorated with a pattern of flowers and geometric diamond shapes, in various shades of green, brown, blue and gold. The inside of the bag is white fabric, with black ink Japanese characters written on the flap. The bag closes with white cloth ties.

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Shakumi”. Painted with black hair and faint eyebrows. The skin is beige-white, the teeth are black, the lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at the temples. There are holes carved in the eyes, mouth, and nostrils. The back of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a dark brown fabric bag for part a, decorated with a pattern of birds and flowers in blue, brown and gold. The inside is white fabric, written on with black ink Japanese characters. The bag has white ties, and there is a strip of flexible paper tied to one, which is inscribed with Japanese characters.

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Waka-onna”. Painted with black hair and faint eyebrows. The skin is painted white and grey, the teeth are dark grey, the chin is dimpled, lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes through the sides. There are holes carved in the eyes, mouth, and nostrils. The backside of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a fabric bag for the mask, decorated with a floral pattern and made with silk thread in various shades of green, brown, and blue. The inside of the bag is white fabric, written on with black ink in Japanese characters. The bag closes with white cloth ties.

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Magojiro”. Painted with black hair and faint eyebrows. The skin is painted white and light grey, the teeth are black, its lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at the temples. There are holes carved in the eyes, and nostrils. The back of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a taupe fabric bag for part a, decorated with a floral pattern in orange, yellow, green, pink and white. The inside of the bag is white fabric, written on with black ink Japanese characters. The white ties on the bag also have black Japanese characters written on them and a small red maker’s mark. The bag has white ties, with a strip of flexible paper tied to one which is also inscribed with Japanese characters.

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Zo-onna”. Painted with black hair and faint eyebrows. The skin is painted white and grey, the teeth are dark grey, its lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes through temples. There are holes carved in the eyes, mouth, and nostrils. The backside of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a fabric bag for part a, decorated with a pattern of flowers and birds in various shades of green, brown, and gold. The inside of the bag is white fabric written on with black ink, in Japanese characters. The bag closes with white cloth ties.

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Sakagami”. Painted with black hair and very faint eyebrows. The skin is painted in white and grey, the teeth are dark grey, its lips are red. The face is smiling There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at the temples. There are holes carved in the eyes, mouth, and nostrils. The back of the mask is dark brown wood, stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a fabric bag for part a, decorated with a pattern of flowers, waves, and a crane, in various shades of green, orange, pink and black. There is a crane on the back of the bag as well. The inside of the bag is white fabric written on with black ink in Japanese characters. The bag has white ties.

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Ko-omote”. Painted with black hair and very faint eyebrows. The skin is painted in white and grey, the teeth are dark grey, and its lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at the temples. There are holes carved in the eyes, mouth, and nostrils. The backside of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a fabric bag for part a, decorated with a floral pattern in various shades of green, orange, pink and gold. The inside of the bag is white fabric which has been written on with black ink in Japanese characters. The bag closes with white cloth ties.

Water puppet (mua roi nuoc) of Ky Lan unicorn (or lion) character. Puppet is carved from wood and has a large head painted red, a wide gold and green nose, and a wide moveable mouth barring white teeth. Eyes protrude from a scowling brow in front of a curling gold and green mane. Eyebrows are fan shaped and multicoloured, attached to the face by fishing line. An iron tube is bolted to the head behind the mouth, to receive a handle. The midsection is made of fine plastic tubing to enable movement, and covered by red cotton fabric. The rump of the animal is wood, with moveable legs on each side and a raised tail of green, gold, and red curls at centre back. Tin is attached to the interior edges of the head and rump where they meet the red cotton midsection. Part b is a long wooden pole that serves as the handling stick (see 3127/10 b).

Priest figure (part a) seated in a wooden chair (part b), carried on the back of a male figure (part c). The priest wears long brown robes, tied at the waist with a braided string. In his left hand he holds an open book, and in his right he holds a red wooden cross (part d). The priest has a long dark beard. The male figure has a long black robe and a white tie at the waist. In his left hand he holds a knife (part e) and in his right hand he holds a long staff (part f). The figure stands on a rectangular wooden base with leather loops (part g).

Male figure playing a trumpet. Male figure (part a) wearing long black robes with a white tie at the waist. He holds a trumpet (part b) in his right hand. His mouth is opened wide. The figure has a nylon string of seeds around his neck, alternating between white or red and black seeds. Both arms and legs are moveable. The figure stands on a wooden platform (part c), which has two leather loops for footholds.