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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'.
Monkey mask, carved and painted. A blue-faced monkey with black hair and reddish-orange mouth and eyebrows. Two large pink ears. The top of the head and nose are black. The monkey has two large eyes with holes in the centre of the pupils, lined with red and yellow. The gums and tongue are red with white teeth.
Small wooden sculpture of a standing female with arms down at side. Carved and painted. Depicted in a small top and shorts; hair pulled back in braids. Wood is polished.
Puffin head mask (part a) with multiple attachments (parts b-o). Puffin has a fish clamped in its multi-coloured beak, and four wide holes drilled around the back edge of its head. Eyes are triangular, with long lines extending from their bottom edges to back edge of mask. Circular area around eyes is undecorated; top, bottom and back of head are painted black. Two wood sticks tied in circles (parts b-c) attach to mask with short pegs (parts l-o); cormorant feathers, with wood carvings on tips, extend from outer circle (parts d-k). Carvings on feather ornaments consist of a thin bird head (part d), two fish (parts e-f), two fins (parts g-h), and three wings (parts i-k). Circular rings are painted orange-red; larger one has holes drilled through it for attachments to fit into. All wood attachments have black, dark red-orange, and light blue highlights painted across them; decorative incisions and elements carved in relief throughout. All cormorant feathers are dark grey-black. Metal ring attached to back of mask component, for hanging.
Clown mask. Hand carved mask depicting an off-white clown face with large upturned and pointed nose. Nose painted with a red tip with small bands of brown and teal, and blue nostrils. The clown has wide cutout circular eyes, outlined in blue and red, set deep between prominent brow ridge and cheeks. The large smiling mouth is cutout, and the lips and tongue are painted red, and lips outlined in dark purple. The clown also has a pointed chin, which has a red line across it. The mask has carved hair, which is painted black, with a dark purple widow's peak painted on the forehead.
Thunder mask. Wooden humanoid mask, with bulbous forehead and pronounced brows. Deep-set eyes, with edges carved in relief, are over a large hooked nose, with wide oval-shaped nostrils. Nose extends over open mouth with two rows of bared teeth; rounded chin juts out below mouth. Trigons are carved into cheeks; ovoids done in relief overtop of brows. Forehead and chin are painted black; brows, nose and cheeks are painted dark blue. Ovoids, trigons and nostrils are done in red; teeth are done in silver. Brows, nose and eyes are highlighted with silver. Additional silver decoration painted along bottom corners of mouth, extending down chin. Both dark blue and silver paint have a metallic sheen. Holes drilled into sides and along top edge of mask, for attachments. Back of mask is hollowed out. Holes in mask for eyes, nostrils and mouth.
Kokeshi Style: three floral decorations on front with two broad bands of green above and below; iris design on back; green splash and scratches on top of head; ten characters on base.
Kokeshi style: one floral; broad alternating bands of red and green above and below; six characters and one pencilled character on base