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Four-legged wooden betel nut box, with divided tray sections; walls of tray curve towards the centre. Top edges of box are lined with thin pieces of wood; secured with nails. Outer sides of box are covered in raised carvings. Designs on sides of tray are diamonds with Greek key motif, inside of large rectangles. Edges of rectangles are decorated with triangles. Sides, diamonds and triangles are painted black; red and yellow diagonal lines throughout diamonds. Legs are decorated with squares, filled with diagonal lines and triangles in various patterns; done in red, yellow and black. All designs are done in relief and the squares are outlined with black triangles. Decorative carvings extend downward from in between each leg; designs consist of scallops, circular cutouts and triangular outlines. Interior sides of box are undecorated.
Carved and painted wolf mask. The wolf's head is large and heavy, with a wide forehead, strong jaws and a long, blunt muzzle with black nose. The face is painted grey, with lighter grey markings. The eyes are cutout, and shows the red painted on the back of the mask. The wide mouth has bared teeth, and large triangular ears sit on either side of the face.
Elevated wooden betel nut box (part a), with divided tray sections and a drawer in the front (part b); walls of tray curve upward towards the centre. Outer sides of box are covered in raised carvings. Designs on sides of tray are floral, with central vine-like carvings, inside of rectangles; rectangles are bordered with triangles. Sides on lower half of box are decorated with rows of concentric diamonds, above floral motifs. All sides of box are black, trimmed with pink; motifs are pink and yellow. Small circular and semi-circular cutouts in centre on all sides, along bottom edge. Front of drawer (part b) is decorated with bands of concentric diamonds and diamonds with a Greek key motif; done in black, pink, yellow, and dark brown. Interior of box is undecorated, interior of tray top and drawer are black.
Demon mask. Carved and painted mask. Humanoid, demon-like face with bulging eyes, a protruding upturned nose and four tusk-like teeth. Light blue and gold scalloped headdress on top of mask. Central projection has three triangular protrusions with a teardrop-shaped projection in the centre. Ears painted a shiny copper colour. Mouth is open wide and has large white teeth along the top and bottom edges. Lips painted dark red, gums are pink. Face is painted brown and has black textured lines around the cheeks, and chin. Eyes are painted off-white, and rimmed in red. Mask has holes cutout under eyes and in mouth. Thin black knotted string attached. Skin with straight hair attached on brow and along top of head, and thick, curly hair extending along jaw.
Chambri Lakes initiation spear. Top, flat triangular crocodile-like head, with carved and painted semi-circular eyes and a black circle on snout. Plaited twine tied with a loop. Next section is ornately carved with six flowers, with a horn-shape extending from each flower. In between each pair of flowers appears a half flower, with horn-shape extending out into crosshatched fishtail end. Next section uncarved, light brown, with black bands on top and bottom ends, and small tapered carved sections. Next section ornately carved, two flowers, with concentric semicircles extending out. Thin handle wrapped with plaited red-brown twine. Lower section has ancestral face with five barbed pieces, four of which are ornately carved. The base of which is a smooth black.
Wood mask. Wide incised stripes have been carved vertically over the lower half of the face and in half circle patterns across the forehead. These have been filled with white creating a striped pattern. Down the centre of forehead is a ridge that widens and becomes the nose. Eyes are thin slits cut through the wood, with large rounded eyelids above and below. Mouth is a protruding cube, with white colouring the centre. Plant fibre is knotted to the chin, and hangs down. There are drilled holes spaced along the edge of the upper portion of the mask. The back of mask is concave and undecorated, with a black string tied to two of the holes.
Macho (Mule) mask, carved and painted. The face is black, with a gold bridle painted on. The ears are separately carved pieces that are inserted in the face. The nostrils and gums are light pink, with large white teeth. There are large blue eyes, with large curved cutouts. There are two eyehooks at back with a green string.
Kachina figure, carved and painted. Small standing figure on small mound-like base. Figure wears long cape, headdress, long tunic, belt, black leggings and red boots. The headdress has many components – coral, two black horizontal lines, three turquoise horizontal bands, three black feathers with red bands, tie in the back. The figure’s hands rest at the belt on their waist. Written on base, '“Takush Mana” by Rick James'.
Mata Besik mask. Carved and painted wood. Humanoid, demon-like face with one large bulging eye, a protruding upturned nose and one large tusk-like teeth. Two gold horns extending up on either side of the head. Lips and gums painted dark red. Face is painted brown and has black textured lines around the cheeks, and chin. Eye is painted off-white, with large black pupil, and rimmed in red. Mask has holes cutout under eyes and in mouth. Thin black knotted string attached.
Murik Lakes ancestor mask. Carving of an oblong and narrow face, with a prominent nose with a curved tip extending beyond the lower part of the face. The nose has two columns of holes drilled above the nostrils(?), and along the outer edge of each ear. Mask is painted red for the lips, ears, and extending down from the eyes to the nose, black on the lower portion of the face, extending up and around the eyes, and with white lime pigment in the designs on the forehead. The small eyes and mouth are cutout. Plant fibre is looped through the top. Interior of mask is concave.