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Costume skirt made of long, plain strips of raffia hanging from a thin cotton waistband.
Filá headdress. Gourd headpiece, with hanging raffia cover. The half gourd is decorated with lace around its rim and across to the top centre where it wraps around a protruding lip. On the body between the strips of lace are woven circles of raffia beneath flower shaped arrangements of cowrie shells and plastic beads. Out the top protrusion emerges a stiff tuft of raffia held together by a wrap of grey plastic twine. From the lower rim of the gourd hang thick, metre long strands of raffia, entirely encircling the headdress so that the fringe hangs down evenly over the wearer’s front and back.
Standing black painted abstract devil ("Exu") figure. Male figure with eyes, mouth and eyebrows painted red. He is naked, with long pointed horns and long tail that touches the ground, and holds a trident (b) in his right hand and a pointed staff (c) in his left. Appendages have been screwed or soldered onto a piece of iron rod worked into a rough body shape.
Clay statuette of a female devil, "Exu Pomba Gira, Defender of Women", stands on a square green and black pedestal with several illegible capital letters running along the front.. She has white horns in her long yellow hair and a bright red body, naked but for a small gold thong.
Wood good luck charm or "figa" in the shape of a left hand clenched into a fist. The thumb is held between pointer and index fingers and all digits have silver coloured metal fingernails. Around the wrist is an embossed tin bracelet and at the end is fitted an embossed metal cap with a moveable ring in the centre.
Small, wooden good luck charm or "figa". A left hand clenched into a fist, with the thumb held between pointer and index finger, is carved into one end of a light coloured piece of wood. The other end is wrapped in bark and has a metal loop embedded in the base.
Pair of size 38 brown leather cowboy-like boots with a low heel and plastic sole. Leather is sewn into an accordion-like configuration around the ankles. A decorative strap with brown metal eyelets and a silver buckle is attached around the front of the ankle (missing from left boot). Name of the company, shoe size and other information is printed in raised, monochromatic lettering on the bottom of both soles.
Black cotton pants with pleated waist and ankles. The pants widen at the hips then taper in at the bottom. There is a buttoned pocket at the back; metal straps on the sides; rows of white decorative buttons along the sides of the legs. On the hip is a label with orange writing that reads: Casas, Cavalho, Tradicao’.
Semicircular fan with six feather panels that are attached to leaf(?) handles. Feather panels are decorated with smaller blue and red feathers near their base. White fluffed feather material is found on each panel just below the blue and red feathers. Panels are connected to each other at the bottom by a brown coloured fibre wrapped metal rectangular loop. Loop has a red and white tassel hanging from the centre.
Brazilian Republic coin. Round, smooth edge; bust surrounded by stars; denomination inside a dotted circle, text around. Reverse has bust of female, wearing a liberty cap, laurel underneath, surrounded by 21 stars. Obverse has denomination 200 reis in beaded circle; date inside stars bottom; Republica dos Estados Unidos do Brasil above.