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Wood mask that has an open hollow mouth with four fangs. Pointed ears and straight, coarse, black hair framing red face. Eyebrows, pupils, and nostrils are black. Eyes and mouth are lined with purple. Whites of eyes and teeth are not painted or varnished. On the back, there is a square stamp in Japanese script. Hair kept in groups of strands by individual holes, each approximately one centimetre across. Green cord at back for hanging.
Necklace of wooden, oval, carved and inlaid beads decreasing in size to metal clasp; strung on nylon line. The three beads on either side next to clasp are carved, the rest are inlaid with circular multi-coloured glass (?) surrounded by black paint and lighter wood. Two black dots vertically placed between each circle. On both sides, two beads (the 12th and 13th from the clasp) are inlaid with two bands of twisted metal wire at each end. The centre three largest beads are also inlaid with wire bands as well as white and green beads and round pieces of shell. These circles alternate with painted black diamonds inlaid with metal crosses and a metal dot in each quarter of the cross. They are also inlaid with white glass beads.
Small cylindrical bone container. Both ends are fitted with leather lids. Grass tie on one end. Blue nylon cord pierced onto end with no grass tie. Both ends are concave. Bone area has two dark horizontal lines etched around approximately 1.5 cm. apart.
A thin pliable piece made from one piece of dyed red leather. Long hood style gathered in four places on the crown. Has two white cords on tje upper two gathered places as ties. Two beads per stitch run around the entire edge, across the upper part, and down the centre to the end where a silver chain is attached with a brass (?) arrow point is at its end. Stitching is done with black and red cotton thread and blue nylon thread. Beads are multi-coloured,and different sizes. Smooth inside. Rougher outside texture.
Female doll elegantly and elaborately dressed in traditional costume. Gold headdress decorated with two silver metal flower bunches at each side of head and tied on with orange cord. Red bow and red and gold with white blossoms in hair. Kimono lined with red then pink cloth has long train trailing onto base and is tied at waist with red sash. Her right foot shows from under the long, tight red skirt. black and gold with multi-coloured circular motifs decorate kimono. Gold and red drum with orange cord and motif of 'tomoe' on each side in green, orange, and dark purple, is tied below waist. Figure stands on wood base and is turned sideways. Her left hand is in the air about to strike the drum with a black, gold-tipped drumstick while her right hand is bent at side and is also about to strike the drum.
Small mask with fine features and articulated jaw. Hair is in the form of a black crest. Two cone-shaped protrusions rise on either side of the crest; those in front are red, those in back are black. A long, raised scarification mark on the centre forehead ends between thin black eyebrows. Eyes are narrow slits. Small rounded ears are separated from eyes by two black raised disks with raised horizontal rectangles in between. Lips are painted black. Jaw is joined to upper section with bark(?) threaded through holes behind eyes and the top of the jaw. Perforations are made in hair crest, black cones and behind ears. Mask is patinated.
Child doll with a nylon head and embroidered features. White parka with red embroidery, and red trim, orange pants and mittens, and blue boots.
Female doll with green cotton torso and arms, nylon legs, nylon head, embroidered features, and black wool braids. White parka with long squared back flap, short squared front flap, and trimmed with fur. Blue cotton skirt, white cotton boots, and orange mittens. Pink and yellow braided rope tied around body.
Mother with child on back. Mother has cotton print torso and nylon head, embroidered features, and black wool braids. Wearing a white parka, sealskin trousers, white skin boots, and a red and blue braided rope tied around body. Child has white cotton arms with embroidered features and wears blue print dress and red hood.
Male doll with white cotton torso, nylon face with embroidered features, and black wool hair. Wearing white parka trimmed with fur, blue cotton trousers, blue mittens, and white boots with pink and black drawstrings.