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Carved mask with three areas of zigzag designs at each temple and upper forehead. Deep eye sockets with protruding eyes, each angled upwards from centre. Under each eye are two drilled holes, with a thin, twisted string threaded through and tied at back. The bulbous forehead has a circlular protuberance at the centre, above two concave brow ridges; linear pattern on each cheek. Vertical lines extend down nose to small circular mouth. Carved, triple-turn infinity design on chin.
Comal or tortilla pan. Handmade round pan with uneven surface and slightly raised edges. The front is smooth and glazed (?), and the back is coarse. The centre and edges are blackened from use.
Cartoneria or papier mache Judas devil figure. Standing figure with left arm forward, and right arm down at side. The face and large pointed ears are painted red, with inner ears painted blue with white outlines. The eyes are painted green, with black eyelids and eyebrows. The devil has two upright black horns, with a patch of synthetic hair adhered in between, and two more lengths adhered as a moustache. The chin is painted with black beard stubble. The body is painted green, with a blue painted neck scarf and matching blue boots, all with off-white details. Thin green string tied around neck and knotted. Vertical seam on back from construction.
Olla from central Mexico. Glazed upper body and interior are a dark brownish-red. The jar has a round body, tall neck, and flared lip. Two loop handles extend upright on opposite sides of shoulder. No lid.
Talavera pottery. Octagonal plate with raised flat lip, round shallow bowl, and dark blue rim. On the front, large eight-point orange floral design with eight green leaves separating each section. Within the orange are alternating white and light blue leaf-like designs. Large eight-point floral designAt centre, a small light blue flower within a dark blue eight-point star shape. The background is alternating patterns of green dots and connected dark blue dots. Back painted an off-white. Glazed on front and back. Single hole through the raised circular foot on the base.
Talavera dish. Blue on white. Interior design of a tall flower flanked by leaves, encircled by two thin bands. The interior sides of the shallow bowl are decorated with repeating leaves on a light blue vine, with one thin, light blue band below the rim, with the rim a solid dark blue. Exterior is white. Base signed.
Large, round black clay pot (part a) and woven base (part b). From rounded centre, pot tapers in to a rounded point at the base. Short neck, wide flat rim. Shiny black finish.
Small round 'seed' pot. Small vessel with rounded shoulder that tapers in to a rounded bottom. There is a small hole at top, centre. Zoomorphic and anthropomorphic designs all over in bold brown-black and dark red-brown on a light off-white background.
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.
Square Tigua painting depicting a fiesta in a village and the countryside. The sky and the countryside serve as the background of the painting. On the left are three fields, each with a different crop, being tended to by farmers, and a field with white camelid creatures with two herders. The village scene shows people in costume with masks and musicians. The canvas itself is formed by a piece of goat skin stretched and nailed over a wooden frame.