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Shaman or Pipe Smoker mask. Face is red with black eyebrows and beard. Brows are furrowed; nose and mouth are askew. Leather headband nailed across top of forehead. A single hole is drilled on each side of the face with a string attached. Small holes line the top of the mask. Back of mask is plain.
Carving of a fisherwoman. Painted figure stands on a thick round base, knees slightly bent, arms at sides. On her face is painted an intricate mask with cowrie shell eyes, thin ropes hanging from her orange ears, wrists and torso. A large white, brown and orange bird stands on top, pecking at her brow. Its wings are held close to its body. Artist’s signature painted on front of base.
Neck ornament. Twined plant fibre makes up the thick rope of the necklace, culminating at bottom in a small woven crocodile head with cowrie shells for eyes and an open mouth. Bright pigment colouring in black, red and orange. It is constructed around two curved tusks that emerge from the crocodile's neck and curl down below the mouth.
Gourd hat. Half-gourd creates the dome of the hat, with stem raised at centre. An edging of rattan wraps around the base of the gourd and is hammered into place with small nails. Interior holds woven rattan lining and soft ring that cushions the head. Twisted fibre chin ties emerge from either side of ring.
Devil Mask. Devil has small pointed ears, two curved horns, long black hair and facial hair. Large circular eyes with red pupils point downwards under a prominent brow ridge, and a large nose carved in high relief. Mouth is opened wide with tongue hanging out. Two green snakes extend down around neck with heads meeting under the chin. A single hole drilled on either side with yellow twine attached. Back of mask is unpainted.
Soft, finely woven mat with a short fringe on three sides, and long fringe on the other. One side of the mat is fuzzy. (Small piece of tape with collector number adhered to one side of weaving.)
Feather headdress ornament (tua or kihi) of long narrow white feathers. At the core, feathers are tightly bound by plaited coconut fibre. Many more feathers are layered over top, held in place by tightly wrapped plant fibre, which is again bound by plaited coconut fibre, creating a handle. A small red thread is wrapped around the base of the handle.
Skirt of shells hung from plaited coconut fibre cords. The skirt consists of many lengths of small white and yellow shells strung by natural fibre, which are then tied to two cords of plaited coconut fibre. One strand has five smaller different shells. (Small piece of tape with collector number attached to cord.)
Shinje Taita or Father Sun mask (part a). Face is long and narrow. Large light grey collar extends from under a prominent pointed chin. Face is painted red with small black eyebrows. There are holes for eyes, nostrils and mouth. Eyes are deeply set and close together, nose has a narrow ridge, and mouth has pursed lips. Solid black headband extends across the forehead with 15 holes along the top ridge to insert the 15 feathers (part b) into. Feathers are either brownish-red or white with brown stripes, and are tied together with thread. Two holes are drilled on each side of the mask, with a string attached to the lower holes. Back of mask painted black.