Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Morte' (death) character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has a white skull with streaks of red, carved-out round eye sockets, and a wide grinning mouth. His fabric body / tunic is white, and he wears a long black scarf over his head. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny black ribbon at the wrists and neck. His right hand is carved and painted to resemble a scythe. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Mamulengo hand puppet of a 'Seu Arquejo' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has brown-beige skin, small deep-set oval black eyes, small rounded eyebrows, large black nostrils, and an open mouth with an exaggerated underbite exposing a row of large teeth. His fabric body / tunic is a green-blue with sleeves and skirt of black with small white dots and florals in shades of pinks, oranges, and yellows. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny neon green ribbon at the wrists and neck. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Casimiro Coco' character. Head and hands are carved from wood and painted. He has black skin, glass eyes with sparkles, orange wool hair and beard, red lips and eyebrows, metal teeth and prominent white eyelashes. His jaw is hinged, and is operated by a control wire under his chin. He wears a basketry hat, with the rim wrapped with light blue ribbon. His fabric body / tunic is sky blue with large pink flowers and green leaves, with a cutout floral pattern within. The fabric is adhered to the hands and head. Operated by inserting a hand inside the body of the puppet to control its head and movements.

Calungo hand puppet of a 'Maria Lapisaia' character. Head, hands and feet are carved from wood and painted. She has pink skin, oval eyes with black pupils, and greying black hair covered by an off-white with floral scarf. She has red lips and a rectangle-shaped moveable lower jaw that is operated by a long thin cord that extends out of the back of her head. She is wearing a long blue and white tie-dyed dress overtop of dark blue with yellow floral leggings.

Mamulengo rod (stick) puppet of a male character. Head, hands and feet are carved from wood. The man has black skin, large black almond-shaped eyes, and red glossy lips. He wears a round woven hat, long-sleeved dark blue with red floral shirt, and yellow with heart-pattern pants. He is barefoot. The fabric is adhered(?) to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny neon green ribbon at the wrists and neck. Operated by three rods - one large rod is attached to the lower back, and two more rods are attached to each foot.

Mamulengo string puppet (marionette) of a 'Mulher' character. Head, hands and feet carved from wood and painted. She has brown skin, an open mouth with red lips, and wide green eyes with eyelashes. She has long, curly white hair. She wears dark green floral pants and a long-sleeved yellow floral top. The fabric is adhered to the hands and head, and wrapped with shiny red ribbon at the wrists, and green around the waist and ankles. Attached by several black strings to a wooden T-shaped control bar.

Large antelope puppet head (part a) with detached horn (part b), and a separate manipulation stick (part c). The face of the animal is painted in a plaid pattern of red, white, green and yellow squares with concentric V's on the forehead - red, black, white, green and yellow, and a white heart-shaped nose. The horns are both broken, with one detached. In between the horns is a small human figure with bright pink skin, wearing a beige tunic. The figure's arms are jointed at the shoulders, and are controlled by blue string. The manipulation stick is inserted into a rectangular hole at the back of the head.

Headrest, or stool, carved from a single piece of wood. The headrest is solid, with both top and sides concave, and resting on an oval base. The sides are incised with designs in an overall concentric V pattern with each composed of zigzag lines.

Headrest carved from a single piece of wood. The upper surface is flat and smooth, and curves upwards on either side. The rest sits on a pedestal at centre with a rectangular support, and then two layered cones.

Mask with trunk-like projection extending forwards from top of the head. Mask built on a wood frame, lined with woven plant fibre. Heavily decorated with cowries and areas of beadwork on forehead and around side. Face has cowrie shell eyes outlined with beads, and a wooden nose and mouth. Bottom edged with plant fibre, which has been split into finer pieces below the face.