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Vessel3420/8

Ceramic vessel with a dark red burnished surface. The body is divided into two sections, with the bottom half heavily marked with repeating incised lines beneath an incised repeating arch border. There are two handles on opposite sides of the body. The mouth is circular, with flared neck, and rounded base.

Culture
Bamana
Material
clay
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel3420/4 a-b

Ceramic vessel (part a) with a dark red-brown burnished surface and incised markings along the shoulder. The design features a solid horizontal line, with repeating arches above. Each arch is composed of three lines, with two upside-down triangles at the top centre. The mouth is circular, with raised and flared lip, and the base rounded. Wicker base (part b).

Culture
Bamana
Material
clay and plant fibre
Made in
Djenne, Mopti, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress3420/12

Headdress or helmet carved from wood and painted. The dome-shaped helmet is painted dark red, and is decorated with a face on one side. The face has a long black nose, two white slits for eyes, arched orange-brown eyebrows, and a rectangular mouth with teeth bared. On each cheek and above the eyebrows are three marks. Two small pointed ears extend out on either side, and two larger off-white horn-like appendages extend up from behind the ears. Each horn has three horizontal lines and the tips are pierced. Standing on top centre is a small humanoid figure. On the opposite side is a blue lizard. There are holes drilled through around the rim.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel3420/7

Ceramic vessel with a black and dark red burnished surface. The body is divided into three sections by two raised horizontal lines. The bottom third is not polished and is heavily marked with repeating angled incised lines. Large lizard and beetle figures alternate around the centre section. The mouth is circular, with raised and flared lip, and the base rounded.

Culture
Bamana
Material
clay
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel3420/3 a-b

Ceramic vessel (part a) with a red-brown burnished surface and incised markings along the shoulder. The design features a solid horizontal line, with repeating arches underneath. Within the space between every second arch is a cross shape. The mouth is circular, with raised and flared lip, and the base rounded. Also a round wicker base (part b) for the pot to sit on.

Culture
Bamana
Material
clay and plant fibre
Made in
Djenne, Mopti, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/83

Large bush buffalo (sigi) puppet head, with figures above, attached to three ladder-like superstructures. The animal head is carved with thin repeating lines, which are painted white and with rows of coloured dots overtop in red, yellow, black, green and blue. The nose is black, with open nostrils. The large ears with repeating green diamonds are folded forward, sitting just below the large eyes with metal eyelids and circular nail head decorations. The mouth is hinged and opens, and is held in place with rubber inside the head. There is black pattern with orange and yellow fabric cover extending from the neck, and two long lengths of horizontally striped, woven textile extending from the chin. On top of the central superstructure is a black bird with red beak and crest, moveable wings with fabric over joints, and is painted with rows of repeating dots in yellow, white and blue. On each side superstructure, are small yellow human-like figures in tunics with moveable arms that move up and down and hold white fish. At the top of each, facing forwards, mounts two large yellow female human-like figures in tunics with breasts exposed, with moveable arms that are each holding a round shield or sign in green, yellow, white and red with an arrow design at centre. Each has a length of plastic cord threaded down through superstructure.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
rubber, plastic, wood and pigment
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/94 a-d

Large white winged horse puppet, with a bright pink human head on a long neck with three neckrings, and a length of knotted fabric. The head has a headdress or helmet, has long black hair that hangs to one side, with the hair cut short on the other side. The body has a painted green saddle, with a zigzag line border in multiple colours. There is red fabric lining the chest and abdomen. The legs are attached to the body with metal plates. A pair of large, flat, detachable painted wings (parts b-c) fit into slots on the back. Each wing is red with designs in grey, green, off-white, and yellow. A carved wooden horn-like piece (part d) is detached (possibly used as a tail?).

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
fibre, wood, paint and hair
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vessel3420/9

Ceramic vessel with a dark red burnished surface in the upper section. The body is divided into two sections, with the bottom half heavily marked with repeating incised lines beneath an incised repeating arch border. There are two handles on opposite sides of the body. The mouth is circular, with short flared neck, and rounded base.

Culture
Bamana
Material
clay
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/79 a-d

Large antelope puppet head, with very tall horns. Head of animal puppet (part a) with two small antelope headdress carvings (parts b-c) that attach to the tops of the horns, and a separate manipulation stick (part d). The head is painted bright orange, with green markings, and a large white diamond design centre of the forehead. The two stylized wooden antelope headdress have elongated head and horns, all covered with incised line patterns, and dwarfed legs. The manipulation stick is roughly shaped with a hole horizontally through the rectangular end.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, fibre and metal
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/58

Animal mask, carved and painted. Oval mask with a bulbous forehead, strong brow ridge, and long rectangular nose. The face has small cutout circular eyes lined with red, and an oval red mouth. There is a blue, white and yellow fabric cover attached to the back.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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