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Small carved skull mask. A raised ridge line extends down the forehead and nose. The lower half of the face tapers in and curves outwards at the lips. The eyes are two cutout holes, with brown pigment extending down from the holes to the peak of the lips. A crown or headband of two parallel horizontal bands topped with triangles wraps around the head. Beneath, hair is indicated by small sections of brown marked with vertical grooves. The mouth is very angular, grinning, and filled with long white teeth.
Small carved mask of a human face. The face is surrounded by a flat edge with holes through it that are more concentrated around the upper edge. The face has small cutout squinting eyes, a small pointed nose and a wide toothy smile. On each temple and the centre of the forehead are raised rectangular designs made with three rows of three small rectangles.
Mami Wata mask. Oval pink face mask (part a). On top of the mask sits a yellow figure with movable arms, wearing a black hat and green dress. Also on top are two black circles with mirrors on movable posts and a yellow curved piece with two mirrors. The mask itself has painted black hair, various designs and red lips with white teeth. There are oval openings for the wearer's eyes. A second yellow curved piece with two mirrors is loose (part b). A carved wooden umbrella painted dark brown is part c. The back is unpainted.
Black portrait mask with thick purple rattan fringe. The dark brown mask has a rounded top with a brim, two open eyeholes, a long nose bent at a right angle and lips off to the left side of the mask. The back is lined with burlap, secured using small holes around the edge. The thick purple fringe surrounding the mask is also attached using the small holes.
A wood figure ithe closed oval eyes, heavily lidded underneath. The eyebrows are grooved. There is a nose and a wide open mouth with teeth. A pair of diagonal tribal scars are on cheek with another horizontal pair leading to the laid back ears. Carved rounded hair line above the head. Large bulging stomach, under which the hands rest. Short, stubby legs bent slightly at the knees. Colour: black.
Human face; bearded, waxed finish, carved in light-coloured wood.
Mask of a young girl's face with a waxed finish. Some linear decoration. Light coloured wood. Looped string for hanging attached at the back with a tack.
Black mask of a horned human head with red, yellow, and white geometric decorations.
Black mask of a horned human head with red, yellow, and white geometric decorations.
Mask of a horned human head, painted black with red, yellow and white geometric designs. Moveable jaw fastened with rubber strips. Long raffia hair attached at back in green, yellow and orange.