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	Catalog #	Name	Description
301	1988.21.0033	Basket	Small, round basket with vertical sides, made of rope of straw wrapped fibers. Color: PR,TN,GD
302	1988.21.0036	Basket	Large; with attached lid.
303	1988.21.1	Mask	This mask is carved from wood and has not been painted. It features the face of a person but all facial features are warped. The eyes are two circles in the middle of the mask with no observable eyebrows. The nose is wide and flat, and nose lines are seen on either side of the nose. The mouth is carved open but it is not see through. The chin juts out a bit. There are carved ears that are not in perfect placements to each other. The top of the mask contains a helmet for the mask that is connected by the same piece of wood. It covers the top of the head well, although if one were to wear the mask it would probably not be tight.
304	1988.21.10	Basket	Oval, shallow. Straw-wrapped coils with bow-shaped handles on each end. Color: TN,RD,GR
305	1988.21.11	Box	Rectangular. Painted black and yellow with carved designs on top and 4 sides. Design includes flowers, cat, rabbit, fish. Looped design around edge of lid. Color: BK,YL
306	1988.21.12	Belt	Woven. Fringed ends, woven geometric designs with black line on outside and two orange lines beside black lines. Color: WH,BK,OR
307	1988.21.13	Belt	Woven. Yellow with fringed ends and orange geometric designs in center with 2 orange lines on each side. Color: YL,OR
308	1988.21.15	Jar	Short jar with lid. Two loop handles, circular design on lid and jar. Fish like design around center of jar. Color: YL,BL,GR
309	1988.21.17	Hanging	Four panels pieced together. Fringed top and bottom. Panels have stylized bird and animal design. Color: BR,WH,BK
310	1988.21.21	Figurine, animal	Hollow. Chicken, hole in back between neck and tail. Feather design incised on tail, eyes incised, comb with incised design, points protrude from body all over to resemble feathers. Feet at bottom.
311	1988.21.24.0001	Cup	Two parts. a. and b. Brown and tan ceramic chocolate cups. Made of red clay,;brown handle on side and brown band around middle of cup with tan flower design on each side. Color: BR,TN
312	1988.21.24.0002	Cup	Two parts. a. and b. Brown and tan ceramic chocolate cups. Made of red clay,;brown handle on side and brown band around middle of cup with tan flower design on each side. Color: BR,TN
313	1988.21.26.1	Figurine	Small ceramic bull playing saxophone, sitting on hind legs and tail holding horn in front feet. Unglazed piece. Part of a set, very unbalanced.
314	1988.21.26.10	Figurine, animal	Pig with long snout playing a bass horn. Color: TN
315	1988.21.26.11	Figurine, animal	Cow with 4 smaller holes around back and one larger hole in center back. Long neck. Color: TN
316	1988.21.26.6	Figurine, animal	Figure of a bull sitting on hind legs and tail, playing a guitar. Color: TN
317	1988.21.26.7	Figurine, animal	Figure of a cow with 5 smaller holes around back and 1 larger hole in center back. Color: TN
318	1988.21.26.8	Figurine, animal	Bull sitting on hind legs and tail playing flute held in front legs. Curving horns. Color: TN
319	1988.21.26.9	Figurine, animal	Kangaroo-like animal sitting on hind legs and tail, playing a guitar. Color: TN
320	1988.21.28A	Mat	Woven mat in the shape of a chicken. The body is mostly black and yellow with an orange bill, a red comb, and white roping for wing as well as orange and blue for the eye.
321	1988.21.28B	Mat	Woven mat in the shape of a lion. The body is mostly orange with an yellow for the mane and tail. For the face detailing brown was used for the eye, white for the teeth, red for the inside mouth, and black for the nose as well as the mouth outline.
322	1988.21.29	Doily	Square with multi-colored animals around outside with face in black, red, yellow, purple, brown, and blue embroidered in center. Color: ML
323	1988.21.2A	Ceramic	Black ceramic dish with floral designs on the inside of the rim. Object was purchased in 1972 from Donna Rosa's shop in Coyotopec near Oayaca.
324	1988.21.2B	Ceramic	Black ceramic flute. Object was purchased in 1972 from Donna Rosa's shop in Coyotopec near Oayaca.
325	1988.21.3	Ceramic	Two parts. a. Casserole dish. b. Lid. a. Cassarole dish is oval with half circle handles. Brown interior with brown, blue, and green floral designs covering exterior. Blue line bordering outside rim and handles. B.Oval lid has same floral design and brown interior. Small handle in center on top of lid has blue line along top. Interior has rim to fit casserole. Color: YL,BL,GR,BR
326	1988.21.30	Shawl	Fringed ends, woven horizontal panels separated by open thread panel. Color: YL
327	1988.21.31	Blouse	Hupil - long panel folded croswise and sewn up the side with red embroidery, leaving arm holes at top. Neck hole in top center, embroidered around neck and below neck on front and back. Two vertical lines embroidered front and back, horizontal rows of embroidered red flower-like designs front and back. Color: TN,RD,PR
328	1988.21.32	Figurine	Straw figure of a woman with arms folded over chest; long stole-like piece over shoulders and hanging down almost to bottom of figure. Face-like mask over straw bent to shape head and hangs down back like hair to below waist; has a basket in back held by stole-like piece.
329	1988.21.34	Tray	Rectangular, flat ; carved with black border design in center. 2 large birds black and carved with numerous smaller carved black animals and dots. Color: TN,BK
330	1988.21.35	Ceramic	Large mermaid made by Teodora Blanca. Mermaid is red and sits on rim of pot with guitar in hands. Tail curves halfway around pot and has fish scales and patterns and border on bottom of tail; hole in center of the bottom. Color: RD,BR,BK
331	1988.21.37	Blouse	Large piece of fabric folded and sewn with space at top for armholes. Slit in center for head. Five bands of horizontal designs of birds, people, and geometric designs. 5 1/2'' gray gand at bottom. Predominant color is red with orange, blue, yellow, white, black designs. Five rows of dots between gray band and horizontal rows of designs. Color: RD,GY,OR
332	1988.21.5	Ceramic	Tripod pot with lid. Color: RD 1988.21.5A - Pot 1988.21.5B - Lid
333	1988.21.6	Dress	Handloomed with six vertical panels sewn together with white thread, middle panels curved to form neck hole. Side panels sewn from bottom to 7" from top and left open to form arms holes that are decorated with white borders. Side panels have 3 alternating horizontal lines and 3 rows of flower designs.. Center panel has floral and horizontal motif as well as triangle designs. Color: BR,WH
334	1988.21.9	Napkin	Marked a. - f. woven napkins with fringe on all four sides. A-d blue with white bird design in center and white, red, yellow, brown and blue strips at each end. E is brown with stylized bird design in center and white, yellow, brown, and black stripes on each end. F green and white with stylized bird design in center and black, green, yellow, white stripes at each end. Color: BL,WH,GR,ML
335	1988.24.18	Serape	Woven blanket. Color: ML
336	1990.42.0047	Poncho	Pattern of alternating bands of multi-colors toward the center overlaps the multi-colored diamond in the center. 7" warp fringe twisted into strings wound of separate smaller strings. Color: ML
337	1990.42.46	Poncho	Rainbow pattern of colors with blue as the dominant color and central color that surrounds the center diamond. The central diamond is also a multi-colored design. Warp fibers form a 7" fringe on both ends. Color: BL,ML
338	1990.42.48	Poncho	Multi-colored diamond design in the center and alternating color bands. The dominant color seems to be orange. 5" fringe of warp fibers. Color: OR,ML
339	1990.42.49	Poncho	Very small with alternating color bands. The bands come together in the center at multi-colored diamond. The predominant color is blue. 5" warp fringe. Color: BL,ML
340	1990.42.50	Poncho	Alternating bands of many colors converging on a central multi-colored diamond. The dominant color is blue and the 5" fringed is knotted warp. Color: BL,ML
341	1990.42.51	Serape	Alternanting multi-color bands that converge at the center on a multi-colored diamond. The last color band before the very fine and delicate 7" warp fringe is pink. Color: ML
342	1993.21.10	Shawl	Embroidery on woven ground fabric; 2 loom-width pieces of ground fabric joined in center by "randa" embroidery of simple blanket stitch; blocks of zig-zag pattern at either side of center seam, at outer left & right center, top & bottom centers; rows of diamond pattern fill in spaces between zig-zag blocks; 6" unembroidered edge at top & bottom. Long tassel attached at each corner. Red with black fabric; multi-colored embroidery. Color: RD,BK,ML
343	1993.21.5	Loom, hand	Two parts. a. Hand loom with woven and embroidered piece attached; textile embroidered with stylized picture of woman carrying a basket on her head. Natural and orange with multi-color design. b. Wooden piece for center; appears to be made to slide. Color: TN,OR,ML
344	1993.43.1	Mask	Mask, metal with pronounced eyes, cheekbones, nose Holes in ears which earrings are attached: a ring with a yellow tear-drop shaped pendant hanging from it. Two snakes, one on either side of head from bottom ears up on to forehead, meeting with mouths raised dot pattern. Lips are pronounced with a red color (faded). Cheeks have traces of red paint; eyes, earring and snakes are yellow or white painted. On back of mask is a hemp rope attached to mask on either side by a hole under the ears. There is a loose-weave burlap-like material glued on from top of head to mouth area. On the mouth there is a metal projection that sticks out about two inches (on back of mask). There is a hole punched at top of forehead. Holes under eyes. Color: BK,YL,WH
345	1993.43.2	Mask	This is a Mexican mask that has been carved to portray an old man. This mask is possibly a Viejo mask from the traditional Viejitos dance. It could also be a hermit mask, or Juan Blanco mask. This mask is painted a porcelain pink skin color. It contains two carved eye holes with painted eyebrows and eyes above and below it. The nose is large and nostrils are painted lower on the nose. There is a long black mustache above the mouth. The mouth is carved open and two white teeth are carved from the wood to be shown at all times. There is a painted black beard with some indentations present.
346	1993.43.3	Mask	This mask is from Mexico and features a human head with two animals. The human head has all facial features. It contains two eyes that are lined in red and two eye slits above the eyes. There are no eyebrows. The nose is long and thin and there are carved nostrils in the mask. The mouth is a thin upturned smile painted red with no teeth showing. The hair of this mask is black carved vertical and curved lines, almost forming a hairstyle and horns of the same wooden carvings. The mask is colored beige and the bottom half of the mask is a much darker brown color. There are two animals present on the mask, assumingly pigs. The first pig is brown and is facing upwards from the center of the mask forehead. The pig has two eyes outlined in red, a snout with nostrils, an open mouth painted red, and two carved ears that have been broken off. The next animal is another pig, however this one is painted green and is present on the chin of the mask. This pig faces down and features all of the prior pigs additions, except the green pig has one of its ears fully intact. There is a hole on the top of the mask and a hole on either side of the cheek.
347	1993.43.4	Mask	Lightweight mask; human head with skull and arms on forehead. Stylized hair coming around face to form a beard. Prominent eyebrows, cheekbones, nose and open mouth with teeth. Long eye slits above eyes. On the mask the left side the beard appears to be braided; the other side is not. Notches on upper lip may indicate a moustache. On skull the mouth is open with teeth as the main mask is on back of mask the cracks from the front are coming through to the back. Color very faded. Pastels all over mask; blotched all over. Black color on lips, eyebrow; on skulls forehead is black. Pink beard, and arms and lower 1/2 of skull; rest of mask is blotchy colors.
348	1994.30.36	Tumpline	Two braided cords on either end lashed together with 2 braided rawhide pieces. Middle portion is wide and flat on one side. Has brown animal fur on it. Color: TN
349	1994.8.1	Mask	This is a Mexican "Janus" mask. Janus is the Roman god of gates and doorways and he is portrayed by the mask having two faces, pointing in opposite directions. The right side of the mask is green and the left side is yellow. Both sides feature a painted eye in the socket, an eyehole under the painted eyebrow, a carved nose, red cheeks with black and white painted lines, a mouth with red lips, and a painted eye on the chin of each. Above each mouth is a painted mustache. There is a small hole in the top center of the forehead. This mask is carved out of wood and there is some damage on the raised parts of the mask.
350	1994.8.2	Mask	This mask is from Mexico and is possibly a Juan negro mask. It resembles a man and is entirely painted brown or black. The mask features black carved sideburns, a mustache, and hair. There are eye holes for the mask wearer, and two smaller holes above the nose. The nose is large and carved from the wood, no nostrils. The mouth is slightly smiling but is not fully open. This mask has carved ears. There is a hole in the center of the forehead and two on the cheeks.