False head, or mask, from burial bundle. Red face, prominent nose, incised and horizontal mouth and eyes have pearl shell pupils on cream ground. One hole below face and six at its back.

Mmwo helmet mask. Carved from a single piece of wood, the mask depicts a female face with a large ornate coiffure. Light brown fabric is sewn on around the edges. The face is painted white, framed with brown. Finely carved protruding features: eyes are narrow slits, ears have round holes, raised eyebrows, three lines on forehead. A small brown pinwheel is carved on each cheek. Headdress is intricately carved and elaborately constructed. Side pieces hang down over ears in a V shape. A raised glass disk sits in the opening of each V. Four connected arches run from forehead to back of head supported by a large white wedge to either side. The middle arch is decorated with a series of raised, hollow rings alternately painted blue, white, tan, and brown. Inner side arches painted blue along tops.

Mmwo helmet mask. Carved from a single piece of wood, the mask depicts a female face with an ornate coiffure. Face is cream coloured, with patches of pink. Black outlines surround protruding ears, narrow rectangular eye holes and open mouth with square teeth. Face is decorated with 2 black bands on forehead, 4 in front of each ear and a raised curved line on each cheek. A short black line runs from lower lip to chin. Small holes ring base of mask. Intricate black headdress carved with lines and circles. 5 rounded twists protrude on each side of head. A thin curved board extends from forehead to middle of scalp with 6 rounded triangles atop rectangular pedestals. Forehead is carved with vertical lines.

Gift of Mrs. James C. Pryor

Gift of Mrs. James C. Pryor

Gift of Mrs. James C. Pryor

Yam basket mask. Mask is constructed of basketry in thin strips of rattan wrapped around a frame of thicker rattan pieces. Headdress is spade-shaped, with alternating areas of open and closed basketry in black, dark yellow, rust red and white paint applied heavily onto the surface. Under a densely painted and coloured forehead are two round eyes covered in white. Open spaces fall away below, with a long slightly raised nose between, two nostrils at bottom, and to the sides an outline of a face with chin. This is covered in a rust coloured paint. The back of the piece is undecorated.

Miniature mask in bronze. Face is oblong in shape, wide at temples, narrowing toward chin. Face has heavily lidded eyes, almost closed but for a slight opening in the right eye cut through the metal to the back of the piece. Brows are arched. Nose is long, relatively flat, with protruding nostrils. Lips are rectangular in shape and also protrude, as does a braided moustache with rolled tips. A small mark sits on the cheek below the left eye. A headband sits across the forehead, behind which are several rows of braided hair, rolled at the front. Interior of mask is concave.

Bronze mask. Chin is pointed, with a small, protruding mouth showing several teeth. Small legs(?) emerge from the sides. Cheeks are hollow between a narrow nose and long, square ears, with large rimmed eyeholes above. Brow is heavy, with defined eyebrows. A snake slithers down the long rounded forehead between two large, flat, curving horns. The interior of the mask is hollow. Object is covered with green corrosion.

Bronze mask. Face is broad, with a wide mouth open to show a row of even upper teeth, chin covered by a full beard, rounded cheeks, and a wide nose with thin bridge. Small well defined ears protrude from the edges of the mask. Eyes are rimmed holes set far apart, below an inclined brow. A crown sits on the forehead, with three protruding cones to the front, and three wire triangles at top. Brow, nose and beard are embellished with a zigzag design. Interior of mask is concave. Object is covered with green corrosion.