Malawian chitenga cloth, commemorating Malawian independence. The repeating pattern shows a banner at top and bottom saying “BEST OF LUCK”, images of the first president Hastings Banda with the words “OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT”, a rooster, and the rising sun behind the outline of Malawi with the words “6th July 1960” and “REPUBLIC OF MALAWI”.

Pair of soft beaded hide gloves, or gauntlets, that reach to mid forearm. On the back of the hand are three lines of beads, white and red, with the two outer lines holding three green leaves each. On the back of the wrist is a white beaded flower with dark red centre and accent. It has two vines in the same colours, also with three green leaves per vine. On the outside wrist edge of each glove is a long hide fringe. The top cuff of the glove is rounded, while the underside cuff is straight. The wrist portion of the glove is decorated front and back as well as top and bottom with scalloped edging.

Hollow, gold coloured processional baton with figure at top wearing a black top hat. The face has wide set blue eyes, flaring orange nostrils, an open mouth and straight white teeth. The chin is blue with flared edges and fluffy black fibres on the back. The hat is decorated with silver glitter.

Terracotta bowl with two animal handles. The pot is round and slightly squat, rounded on the bottom. The neck is concave with a flaring rim. On the shoulder are two small, open-construction handles each decorated with three protruding, round dots of clay. The pot is burnished orange, with much black carbonization on the lower body.

Hand-made artificial limb. The thigh-height leg is made of two pieces of wood. The top piece accommodates the wearer’s own thigh, and is wider at top, narrowing toward the knee. A long strip of fabric is wound around the top for tightening. Interwoven are pieces of black rubber and a thin piece of cord. Part of the thigh piece has been hammered into place to repair a hole. Beneath is attached the leg bottom, a long, narrower piece of wood with a flat base.

Heavily beaded baby carrier. The back piece is made of a thick, flat board of wood, rounded at top, narrowing considerably toward bottom, covered in hide. The front top of the board is beaded with a pattern of flowers of (from top) blue, brown, red and yellow with blue, all attached to green vines with leaves. The background is white beads. The bottom front half of the board is a leather tie-up bag with a canvas collar into which a baby can be placed. Over this is black velvet, beaded with three multicoloured, large flowers connected by a black and white vine. Green scalloped material edges the apron. The back side is red fabric with a blue and yellow flower pattern. On the back of the carrier is a belt attached at both sides.

Pepino mask. Fabric mask with half red and half white face. The tip of the nose is painted red. The lips are pink on the red section of the face and red on the white section. White ears are stapled to the sides of the face. There are three foam triangles at the top of the head in yellow, green and pink. One half of the bottom hem on the front is stitched in black thread and the other half is unfinished.

Pepino mask. Fabric mask in white with a large red heart on each cheek. The tip of the nose and curved lips are painted red. There are red and white diamonds, outlined in black, across the chin. Two white ears are stapled to the sides of the face. There are three foam triangles at the top of the mask in pink, white and green. The hem on the front is done in yellow thread.

Pepino mask. Fabric mask with a half-yellow, half-black face. The nose and curved lips are painted red. There are red, black and yellow diamonds on the chin and a large red heart on each cheek. At the top of the head are three foam triangles in pink, white and yellow. White ears stapled to the sides of the face. The back hem is stitched in white thread, while the front is unstitched.

Black and gold "Rey Caporal" mask (part a) with large bristly black beard and silver pipe and hat. Blue eyes are framed by fine gold tinsel. The mouth has six white teeth and a thick bottom lip, which fades from pink to blue and is decorated with white and black stripes. The tongue is red with a silver border. Curling black hair wraps around the back of the head into the beard. The beard has a white, tarp-like backing. The hat has a box at the front, resting on the brim, which contains five tubes for the five woolly sticks (parts b-f). The sticks alternate colours without the outside and centre sticks having yellow tops and brown bases, and the other two sticks having white tops and yellow bottoms. A cardboard placard (part g) with gold trim sits in front of the sticks.