Knife made from thick steel cable. Thin strands of steel are wrapped into small cables, then joined with similar and twisted to make a thick rod. Knife handle retains the cable’s structure, and then is flattened, thinned and shaped to make a blade. Patterning of the twisted strands can be seen al...

Woven basket with designs. Basket is rectangular, long and thin, flaring slightly from bottom to rim, where remnants of flexible twisted cedar handles can be seen on one side, with a handle attached to the other side. The basket has a wide box weave in cedar bark on the base, and tightly wrapped ...

Small iron figure. Creature has the head of a cow and body of a human, with long curving horns, ears at back of head, and a long, wide snout. Stipes in yellow blue and red are painted down the face from top of head to nose. Attached to the thick neck is a wide, white collar with red and blue stri...

Small iron figure. Man stands with feet apart, hands raised above shoulder height, the left clutching a tool. He wears a tall, thin headdress with remnants of paint at tip. Long panelled skirts flare out at hips and back, hanging straight and nearly to ankles at front. These are coloured white wi...

Small iron figure. Man stands slightly crouched, with feet apart, holding a large musical instrument in his hands. Instrument has a wide round body, flat in profile, and painted around the edge in red and blue stripes. Underside is filled with hard dirt. Handle is long and curves upwards, painted...

Fertility figure (akuaba) in male form. Head is large and round, flat in profile, with a large undecorated forehead above a small face at bottom. Eyes are wide, closed, nose is small and straight, and mouth is simply carved. Curved gouges decorate the cheeks. Below a long neck, stubby arms emerge...

Fertility figure (akuaba) in female form. Head is large and round, flat in profile, with cross-hatched hair at top, a slightly protruding forehead, and a small face. Eyes are wide, closed, and nose is small and straight. Decorative gouges decorate the cheeks. Below a long thin neck are small brea...

Unlined wool skirt. Garment is made primarily from red wool, printed across the midsection with small black flowers each with a single sequin sewn at centre in green, red or gold. Near bottom, the printing is in a paisley style with moon shapes, flowers and decorative dots, with sequin and tubula...

Model of a mariachi dancer. Tiny figure is of a man in a charro suite, light orange-brown pants and jacket decorated with white around the lapels and back, and down the outside of the legs. A red scarf can be seen at his neck, and a gun in a holster on his hip. He wears a large brimmed undecorate...

Model of a mariachi dancer. Tiny figure is of a woman in a white shirt with blue decoration and a red skirt with a patterned hem, covered by a green apron. She holds her skirts above her ankles in preparation to dance. Figure is precisely painted. Her feet are planted on a small square base.