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Mask depicting the rounded and lined face of a middle-aged village woman (kolam mask). The mask has a low forehead terminating just above the hairline and extending in shelf-like projection (unpainted with rough surface) towards the inner side of the mask. The face is pink, the hair, eyebrows, pupils, and rims of the eyes are painted black, the protruding lips are red, and the teeth and remainder of the eyes are painted off-white. Black dot directly below hair part. Directly below each eye is a hole. The nose is a sharp, narrow, triangular shape with flared nostrils.
Mask with a slightly elongated, humanoid face with fibre hair held in place by nails and a dark red face. The mask also has exaggerated features: a protruding nose, ears, and pointed chin as well as bulging eyes with large black irises and a crescent-shaped slit beneath each eye. Black lines are used to define eyebrows and nostrils, and wrinkles in low relief on forehead and at the corners of the eyes. The mask's open mouth displays two square white teeth protruding from the upper lip. On the reverse a screw eye is inserted in the top of the head behind the hair, and there are two twined strings, each attached to the hair at either end of the head.
Mask depicting a prince figure (kolam mask) with an elongated pink face, a wrinkled brow, high arched black eyebrows, wide eyes with a crescent-shaped slit under each, a narrow protruding nose, small ears, and a small open mouth with an upper set of teeth showing. The prince figure is wearing a lobed grey-white crown with a red border and red design of dots in concentric circles on the narrower centre lobe of the crown. Holes at either side of the mask, and in the chin. Loop of coarse twine tied through screw eye on reverse. A label on the reverse reads, "PRINCE: Kolam, " in typewritten characters, and "44" handwritten in blue ink.
Mask with humanoid face that is orange brown with thin black eyebrows, a thick black moustache with long pointed ends, a black beard, protruding eyes that are flat and angled downwards, protruding pointed cheeks, and a rounded opem mouth showing two rows of teeth. At the top of the head is a turban carved in relief with three wrapped folds, green fading to yellow at the edges. Twine is threaded through a hole on either side of the face, and is attached to nail at the top. An inscription in blue pencil on the reverse reads, "23 TIG No. 36" with the 36 crossed out.
Mask depicting an ovoid-shaped green humanoid face. Wide open mouth, red lips, and white teeth outlined in black with one missing tooth. Holes below each eye. Rounded raised ridges that are painted red run vertically down the cheeks. Two slightly narrower red ridges begin at each mouth corner and extend out horizontally. The ears are green with red trim, and the thin eyebrows are black. The nose has a wide bridge and large nostrils. Black plainted hair, moustache, and beard.
Mask depicting a male humanoid face surmounted by a green male figure at the centre with his arms around two female humanoid figures on either side. The face is dark green with protruding eyes below which are crescent-shaped holes, arching eyebrows with a petal motif design, a protruding snake's head between the eyes, a nose with a bent bridge and wide flaring nostrils, a wide open mouth with red curved lips exposing gums and two rows of gray/white teeth, and small ears. The female figures each have dark pink skin, black hair and eyes, breast covers and full-length skirts with a floral design in dark red and black.
Mask with red humanoid face that has bulging eyes with crescent-shaped holes underneath, a bulbous nose, black and white lines on the forehead and brows, and wide red lips surrounded by radiating black triangles, and long white oval teeth. An orange cord is strung through holes on either side of the mask. A label written in blue ink on reverse reads, "Wewhensanai," and another label written in red ink reads, '57/TLG'.
Mask depicting a humanoid male face that is pink overall with black hair and sideburns, think black eyebrows, bulging eyes rimmed with red and black that have a crescent-shaped slit under each, large ears that each have red and black curved lones, a slightly curved pointed nose with large nostrils, full red lips with the top lip bordered by a thin black line, and a proportionately small chin.
Mask representing a sanni figure. Painted dark yellow-brown overall with red lips and around the bulging eyes. Black stippling around the mouth where the front incisors are missing. Arched eyebrows and furrowed brow. A strip of fabric has been tied through two holes either side of the mask. Label on reverse reads "Datha Sanni".
Mask depicting Kendy Paliya with a humanoid face and a movable lower jaw. The round, black eyes are deeply recessed with crescent-shaped openings directly beneath each. Tha mask also has big black eyebrows with a hint of yellow and green, black lines that adorn the forehead, cheeks, and nostrils, a prominent nose with flared nostrils, a plant fibre moustache, stuffed red cloth lips, and fifteen white plastic teeth. Label on reverse reads, "Kendy Paliya."