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Small wooden humanoid mask with a plant fibre beard. Mask has a rounded brow with incised eyes underneath. Orange-red pigment, shaped like an oval, decorates the forehead; rest of mask is covered in brown pigment. "V"-shaped pieces of metal are embedded in each cheek; wide nose in between. Open mouth has protruding lips; four silver-coloured teeth embedded along bottom edge of top lip. Cotton headband is attached to top edge of mask; decorated with cowrie shells and a tooth. Mask has a flat back; small loop attached to top.
Brown cloth composed of thirteen strips of hand woven textile, stitched together along the long edges; yellow-brown, black and white motifs throughout. Outer edges of cloth have a wide border consisting of diamonds inside squares. Diamonds are filled with semi-circles and there are dots along each side of the diamonds. Large rectangle in centre of mud cloth with a wide border consisting of connected triangles, forming star-like shapes, divided by plain and dotted lines. Rows of concentric diamonds frame central band of repeating triangles, diamonds, semi-circles and dot designs in middle of rectangle. Back of cloth is undecorated.
White gauze scarf with embroidered borders along either side. Borders are red and trimmed with white bands; bands decorated with black triangles. Three black patterned bands run along length of border. Two outer bands are identical and have four decorative gold stripes. In between stripes are gold and red dashes. Central band has two gold stripes through it, with white dashes in between. White twisted fringe on either end of scarf.
Square cotton bag with a top opening. Bag is blue and decorated with rows of dots and slashes in between two alternating bands; all designs done in white. The first band design consists of alternating white and blue columns with connected diamonds inside them. A wide white line, filled with blue dots and slashes, runs through the centre of the band. The second band design is trimmed with small white squares filled with blue dots. The design consists of alternating squares with dots, diamonds and diagonal lines inside them. Long fabric handle is attached to left side and tied to a dark blue loop on the other; handle ends in a thick braid. Handle is patterned with alternating rows of knots and ovals; handle is blue, designs done in white.
Long red pants with alternating wide white and thin blue stripe design. White stripes are trimmed on either side with blue, black, green, orange, and dark purple; blue stripes trimmed on either side with black, orange, and purple. Small pleats along front, close to waistline. Pants secure at the waist with a zipper and hook and bar closure. They have seven belt loops and traditional five pockets.
Rectangular textile printed with the Swaziland flag on a blue background. The main flag design consists of a black and white Nguni shield, covering two spears and a staff decorated with red feather tassels. The shield motif is repeated all around the outer edge in black, white and red. The flag area is bordered by a dark gold rectangular band; inside is a wide red horizontal band bordered by two thin gold bands above and below, then two blue bands above and below. Underneath the shield is a white band with "SWAZILAND" printed in black text. Either end is finished; the bottom and top edges are trimmed in black.
Woven palm leaf hat, fedora-style (part a), with a decorative belt (part b). Hat has a moderately wide brim and crown with a pinched front and back. There are three holes on each side, between the pinched sections, lined with metal. A green plastic ribbon wraps around the base. It has an alternating square motif, consisting of solid green squares and checkered ones with floral motifs in the centre. Separate red leather belt rests around hat base, covering the ribbon. Belt is decorated with columns of holes, lined with metal, along its length; entire belt wrapped in a dark blue wool.
Black chaps that secure at the waist with two sets of four white buttons; square indent along back centre of waistline. Two large triangle-shaped slits extend from belt of chaps to bottom edge of leg openings. There are two indigo cloth ties halfway down each slit, holding the inner and outer panels close together. Small decorative indigo bands along inner edge of slits, near top. Bottom edges of leg openings, along back, are trimmed with indigo; rest of back is undecorated.
Long white prayer cloth decorated with vertical blue stripes; twisted fringe on either end. Blue stripes are trimmed with black lines. Wide blue band runs along left side of cloth, close to edge, with differently sized black stripes throughout. Edges and centre of blue band are embroidered with gold thread; embroidery forms a checkered pattern.
Kente cloth composed of eighteen hand woven cloth strips. The strips have been stitched together along the long edge and have embroidered designs overtop. Each strip has a repeating stripe pattern; done in dark blue, white, light blue, maroon, yellow, green, and red. The embroidered designs are in the centre of the cloth and consist of rectangular blocks, plain stripes and ladder-like stripes; done in yellow, dark green, blue, orange, blue-grey, green-grey and white. Tag attached to bottom right corner.