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Large wooden rattle carved in the shape of a bird with a wolf on its back and bird's head over the tail; painted red, black, white and brown.
Transformation mask or headdress made from cut out planks of wood formed into a triangular-shape. Flat sides with a thin adjoining nose piece and two rectangular shaped pieces of wood at the back. Detailed in blue, black, yellow, white, green and red stylized forms. The creature on the outside (possibly a lightning serpent?) has large black eyes outlined in yellow, rectangular shaped ears and white bared teeth. The mask opens to reveal a thunderbird inside, with a large white articulated beak, black eyes and a red and black head. There are numerous feathers attached to a thin metal strip; three strips line the top and back of the mask. Inside has a curved flat metal piece used to hold the mask onto a head.
Small wood carving of the torso and head of a man. Finely modelled face that has rounded, circular eyes surrounded by a carved tapering oval, a wide, triangular nose, bulbous cheeks, and a slightly parted mouth. Wearing a sectioned, rounded, peaked cap. Out stretched arms are nailed and glued to the body and appear to have been holding something (perhaps a paddle). Lower body cut off in a wedge shape. Two grooves in the side of the body (perhaps to secure figure in a model canoe).
Wood carved headdress in form of an eagle's head with the tip of the beak carved out. Painted are a yellow beak with a red mouth and nostril. The eyes are inlaid with circular mirrors and surrounded by a piece of circular, scalloped edged metal. Around the eyes is red, the face is green with red and yellow feather detailing. Nailed to the black brow is a finely beaded cloth. The inside has a piece of wood for support; nailed to the wood is a piece of leather. The right outside edge has remnants of a cotton cloth.
Painted headdress on uncarved wood of animal face, feathers, and small white faced figure at rear. Colours are black, yellow, red, and green. One side incomplete, only animal face painted, rest outlined in pencil.
Canoe-shaped dish, painted light green on rims and ends and white on sides, with whale design on both sides. Whale painted in colours of white, blue, green, orange, yellow, red and black.
Cube shaped box with pyramid lid with knob like finial (a). Bail - type handles on each side. All the corners are brass bound. Seal (b) and ink pad are inside.
Brown leather, rectangular shaped back strap, decorated with a stamped lozenge pattern consisting of waved vertical lines and edge with repeated semi-circles. Both ends are looped together with nails and have braided fibre twine attached.
Double towered church facade (part a) painted bright polychrome on both sides. Central glass mirror behind the arch doorway outlined with orange. Main colour is yellow with a central design above the arch doorway consisting of flowers, and geometric patterns. Two yellow bell towers, one on each side, each having two sets of black triangular windows, with a wood bell painted black enclosed within four red pillars, and an orange dome with an orange cross (parts c and d) on top.
Figure of Negroid wise man (part a) with a black beard and in Arab dress, and orange robe with a yellow trim decorated with grey and red 'V's. Crowned with yellow and red Arab headdress. Holds black, yellow, and purple gift container (part b) in hands.