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Carved wooden face mask with a horned headdress carved at the top. The face has a pronounced brow and lips, and wide straight nose. Eyes are half lidded and oval-shaped. Cut-outs underneath lids. Face is painted dark red with white semi-circles outlined in black, below eyes. Angular ears protruding from either side of face, with raised cube motifs carved along inner edges. Cubes painted black. Black line painted between face and headdress, which has a raised curved edge. Headdress area painted dark brown, with two carved horns, curving inward. Holes drilled into either side of mask with wire attached for hanging.
Fly whisk, consisting of a tooth handle and long strands of white horse hair. Handle has an angled end, and two rings of silver-coloured metal along its length. Top of handle flares out into a semi-circle, with a long wooden rod protruding from the top. Metal wire wrapped around base of rod, with a looped tie, for hanging purposes. Rod is covered in grey and dark brown fibre, woven into design of alternating diagonal lines. Horse hair extends from the sides, front and top of the rod. Hair curves downward naturally, thinning out towards end of whisk.
Male and female doll attached to a wooden stand. Dolls are made of stuffed white cloth and have painted facial features. Both have black and grey eyes, with white highlights, and thick eyelashes. The female doll has additional pink highlights in her eyes. Both have rosy cheeks and dark brown eyebrows. His eyebrows are thick, hers are curved. Their lips are full and coloured light pink. He has closely cropped hair, with a middle part. Her hair is pulled into a low braid, that hangs down her back, and is secured with a long red tie. The male doll is wearing a light pink jacket, with a matching outer neck facing and a cream inner neck facing. The jacket is tied shut with a large pink ribbon. Overtop he is wearing an open, dark purple vest, with beads along the left side of the opening. He is wearing loose pants, that match his jacket, and black shoes. All of his clothing components are covered in floral embroidery. Done in light pink and dark purple. On his back, the male doll is wearing a bell-shaped, carrying basket for wood. It has braided, plant fibre straps attached to a wooden frame, that rests against his back. The basket, tied to the frame with wire, is woven from white twist ties. His right arm is bent at the elbow and extending outward, palm facing inward. His left arm is wrapped around the shoulders of the female doll. She is wearing a short yellow jacket, with a dark purple outer neck facing and a light pink inner neck facing. The sleeves of her jacket are covered in horizontal bands. Stripes done in white, lavender, pink, teal, red and yellow. The jacket is tied shut with a dark purple ribbon. Underneath, she is wearing a dark purple dress with a wrap skirt. Around her waist, she is wearing a white, gauze-like apron, for holding flowers. Her right arm is holding the bottom corner of the apron, lifting it away from her body. Her left arm is bent at the elbow, with her hand in front of her chest, palm facing inward. Both dolls have their heads turned toward one another, their bodies facing forward. Wooden stand is painted black and has paper labels attached to the base.
Female doll attached to a wooden stand. Doll is made of stuffed white cloth and has painted facial features. Her eyes are black, with white highlights, and she has thick eyelashes. Light blue eyeshadow painted on her lids, cheeks are rosy. Lips are full and coloured light pink. Her short black hair is parted to the left, with a light brown flower pinning the hair in place. She is wearing a short white jacket, with a light green outer neck facing and matching wrist bands. It also has a light pink inner neck facing. The jacket is tied shut with a long, dark green ribbon. Underneath, she is wearing a white dress, trimmed with a wide, light green band along the bottom edge. All clothing components are covered in floral embroidery. Done in white, light green and dark green. She has rough, open weave pants and an underskirt on beneath her dress, and plain white shoes. Her right arm is bent at her side, with her hand curved out in front of her body, palm facing down. Her left arm and wrist are slightly bent, palm facing down, and resting at her side. Wooden stand is painted black and has paper labels attached to the base.
Long model kayak made from dehaired seal skin. The kayaker is attached to the inside seat area of the kayak and consists of an upper body only; he wears a seal fur parka and holds a wooden model paddle out front, in both hands. The figure's face is made out of stocking, with an embroidered face, including part of a blue wool cap (or hair?). There is a separate model harpoon (part b) with a wood handle, antler point and sinew rope, that fits under the skin lashings of the kayak. Model is unsigned.
Female doll attached to a wooden stand. Doll is made of stuffed white cloth and has painted facial features. Her eyes are black and grey, with white highlights, and she has thick eyelashes. Light blue eyeshadow painted on her lids, cheeks are rosy. Lips are full and coloured light pink. Her black hair is pulled back into a low bun, secured with a red tie and gold-coloured hair pin. Light brown flower tucked into hair, on right side. Oval-shaped cloth attached to either side of her face, imitating ears. Doll is wearing a long, light pink jacket, with open sides and a matching outer neck facing. The inner neck facing is white. The bottom corners of the jacket, on both sides, flare out sharply. On the front centre of the jacket is a dark purple circle, bordered with a gold-coloured, scalloped ribbon. The jacket is tied shut with a long, darker pink ribbon. Underneath, she is wearing a loose blue dress that ends just above her ankles. All clothing components are covered in floral embroidery. Done in pink and blue. She has rough, open weave pants and an underskirt on beneath her dress, and plain white shoes. Both arms are bent at the elbow and curve in front of her body, at chest level. Her hands have their palms facing down, overtop of one another. Wooden stand is painted black and has paper labels attached to the base.
Tall wooden carving depicting a priestess (part a) on a square base, with a removable headdress (part b). Woman is kneeling on an hourglass-shaped seat, with four additional legs. Seat has raised chevron, cube, scale, circular and linear decorations throughout. Two birds are attached to the back of the seat, facing forward. Overtop of the front leg is a blindfolded figure holding a bird in each hand. The priestess has a wide nose, protruding eyes, large ears and long neck. She is wearing earrings, bracelets, arm bands and necklaces. The woman’s hair has incised lines and triangles throughout, and is styled in a low ponytail. Overtop of her hair is a raised circle with a square protrusion, which fits into the base of the detachable headdress. She is wearing cross body bags on either shoulder and a skirt, with a front tie and geometric design. Tucked into the back of the skirt is a child. It is wearing a hat and has a bag(?) hanging from its shoulders. In her right hand the priestess is holding a curved container(?); in her left she has a bird, that she is eating the head of. Artist signature carved on bottom of figure’s square base. The separate headdress is dome-shaped and has a veil of interlocking rings around the bottom edge. Headdress is crowned with stack of three, small circles. Four bird figures on all sides, facing inward, have their beaks against the top circle. Rest of dome is covered in raised scale, cube and linear decorations. Base of headdress has a square cutout in the centre.
Animal puppet head on a wooden pole. Head and mobile lower jaw are made of wood, curved ears are made of metal. The oval-shaped eyes, screwed onto either side of the face, are made of wood. The head and upper section of the pole, imitating a neck, have different coloured fur nailed to them. The face and lower jaw are white-grey, the ears are brown-red, and the neck is light brown-orange. Dark brown fur runs down the back of the neck and down the centre of the face. The muzzle of the rusa is painted grey-purple with black nostrils. The wooden eyes are painted black, with the centre front done in white. The mouth is lined with red leather, with a long, matching tongue sticking out from the lower jaw. The mobile lower jaw is operated with a green, plastic string. The string is threaded through both the upper and lower jaw, and then passes down the back and front of the pole. The string has a black handle at the end. Jaw joint consists of a metal hinge and white cloth bands.
Day of the Dead figure. Figure depicts a skeleton holding a cigarette in its right hand. A closed umbrella is hanging by its handle off of the skeleton's right arm. The curved handle is made from a thin metal rod. The skeleton's clothes are painted on, and consist of a white shirt, and black jacket, pants, shoes and tie. The skeleton is wearing a black bowler hat on its head. Its head is attached to its body via a thin metal rod. The cigarette is fashioned from a thin metal rod, and painted white and red. The skeleton is standing on a thin, square pink base.
Day of the Dead figure. Figure depicts a skeleton playing a brown guitar. Its clothes are painted on, and consist of a black shirt, pants and shoes, and white neck decoration. White dots are painted up the length of both pant legs. The skeleton is wearing a black sombrero with a wide brim and pointed cap, as well as a red sash over its left shoulder. The skeleton is standing on a thin, red, rectangular base. Its head is attached to its body via a thin metal rod.