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Wooden antelope headdress. Cut from a single piece of wood, the animal has a long, thin head with curved horns arching high above, a prominent neck constructed of several curved lines of wood cut into strips and blocks decorated with triangular gouges, and a rectangular lower half with square legs and a small rectangular base. Object has been stained a mottled dark brown.
Tall, thin openwork carving. The carving sits on a small oval base and rises in several levels of "v" and inverted "v" shapes to a thin, roughly triangular block at top. Incorporated into the V shapes are three animal heads (bats?) with protruding cone-shaped eyes and finely carved snouts. The wood is densely grained.
Figure of a standing female. Woman stands squarely, large feet planted on a thick stand, arms by her sides with fingers straight. Large breasts hang from sloping shoulders. Her neck is thick, and face is carved with an open mouth showing small teeth, a large nose, and fine brows. Eyes are made from round nail heads. Ears are large and delicately carved with a piercing in the left lobe. Her hair, parted in the middle, is held back from a high forehead by a thin band carved with vertical stripes, while the top and back of her head are carved with diagonal stripes. Part b is a cowrie shell necklace that is looped several times around the figure's neck.
Carved wooden mask. Face is long with a pointed chin, widening toward the rounded forehead. A ridge runs the length of the forehead and meets the bridge of a sharp nose. Lips are rectangular and protrude. Eyes are narrow slits cut through the wood, inset, and framed by delicate lids and brow. Diamond shapes are carved into the forehead and cheeks. Two small legs(?) are connected to the chin, large rectangular ears sit alongside the cheeks, and large, wide horns curve above the forehead. The back of the mask is concave.
'Comb mask'. A long, rectangular wooden face, rounded at the chin, is topped by a tall eight-sticked headdress. The nose is raised, long and thin, connected to a raised forehead piece and sided by square-cut eye holes. Two cowrie shells are attached to the comb, and a tie of cotton is strung through two holes on each side of the mask. The interior is concave.
Very large wooden mask. Face has a pointed chin with three nails emerging slightly from tip. Mouth is small and protruding, positioned in a smile, with shallow gouges along lower lip and lightly carved teeth inset. Nose is large and flat, wide at nostrils and narrowing toward forehead, between small rectangular holes cut through the wood for eyes. Ears are large protruding half circles inside the upper jaw line. Top of mask is rounded with a flat top. Many holes are bored through the rim, set at somewhat equal distances.
Carved wooden mask. Face is long and narrow, with a dark, pointed beard and tall hairstyle topped by a bun. Inner portion of the face is a light tan colour, with bulging eyes, a small, narrow nose, and protruding diamond shaped mouth. Two rows of small squares decorate the cheeks. The forehead and edges of the face are painted red, with a diamond shape carved on forehead at centre, and two small round ears protruding from sides. The back rim of the mask is large, unpainted, and carries two bored holes on each side and at top. It has been lacquered on the interior.
Wood mask. Wide incised strips have been carved diagonally over the face and in half circle patterns across the forehead. These have been filled with white lime, creating a striped pattern. From a squared chin, the face flares slightly toward the wide, rounded forehead. Down the centre of forehead is a line that meets the nose, and off of which are carved the eyebrows. Nose widens toward bottom. Eyes are thin slits cut through the wood, with large rounded eyelids above. Mouth is a protruding cube, with lime colouring the centre. Around the edge of the mask are bored five small holes, similar in size, evenly spaced. The back of mask is concave and undecorated.
Wooden 'passport mask'. From a pointed chin, the face flares somewhat toward the wide, rounded forhead. Down centre of forehead is an embossed line that meets the nose, which widens toward the nostrils. Eyes are thin cuts through the wood, inset, and surrounded by a light grey mud. Mouth is open, showing metal teeth. Around the edge of the mask are bored many holes, deliberate and similar in size, unevenly spaced. Back of mask is concave and undecorated.
Wooden 'passport mask'. Face has a pointed chin, wide cheeks, and a rounded forehead that comes to a slight point at top, and is domed throughout centre. Eyes are small slits cut through the wood, surrounded by carved upper and lower lids, and slightly inset below the brow. The left angles down slightly at outer corner. Rounded ears protrude from the edges of the mask. An embossed line runs the length of the forehead and becomes the bridge of the small nose. Mouth is open, with protruding lips, showing several separated teeth in the upper row. The edge of the mask contains several holes per side, bored through the wood. Back of mask is concave and undecorated.