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Ram Mask3416/1

Wooden painted mask of a ram. Thin, tapering face with O-shaped mouth, long ears and curling horns. Semi-circle design on top centre of head, painted a dark black-brown. Circle is decorated with diagonal and vertical incisions. Two columns of squares carved in low relief down centre of semi-circle. Two thin columns of rectangles, carved in low relief, run down centre of face, in between the eyes. Eyes are narrow and vertical, with raised edges. Done in white. Face is painted dark maroon. Horns are done in dark brown-black with the curled ends made of sheep horn, painted white. Ears of ram, hanging down between the face and horns, flare outwards from the face and are made of sheep horn, painted white. Two oval-shaped nostrils are above the mouth, with raised edges. Areas around eyes, mouth, nostrils and entirety of horns are painted dark brown-black and have incised decorations across them. Mask has small hole for mouth. The back rim of the mask is unpainted and has two holes along the top for ties.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, paint and sheep horn
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ram Mask3416/2

Wooden mask of a ram. Thin, tapering face with O-shaped mouth, long ears and curling horns. Semi-circle design on top centre of head decorated with diagonal and vertical incisions. Two columns of squares carved in low relief down centre of semi-circle. Thin columns of rectangles, carved in low relief, run down centre of face, in between the eyes. Eyes are narrow and vertical, with raised edges, and painted white. Mask is dark brown-red and highly polished. Curled ends of horns are made of sheep horn, painted white. Ears of ram, hanging down between the face and horns, flare outwards from the face and are made of sheep horn, painted white. Two oval-shaped nostrils are above the mouth, with raised edges. Areas around eyes, mouth, nostrils and entirety of horns have incised decorations across them. Mask has small hole for mouth. The back rim of the mask is plain and has two holes along the top for ties.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, sheep horn and paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarK2.294 a-b

Orange-reddish lidded pot (parts a-b) with two chambers inside and a handle at either top side. Designs are in relief and impressed. Upper portion has a horizontal band of traingles that have lines within. Lower chamber exterior has seven loops all around decorated with chevrons. Just above these loops, there is a horizontal band of alternating triangles or chevrons and geometric bands. Lid (part b) is of a different colour, semi-round and hollow.

Culture
Baule
Material
clay
Made in
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3362/4

Carved male figure. The man is standing, holding binoculars in front of his body. Wearing an off-white pith helmet with a black chin strap, and matching off-white jacket and shorts with tall black boots. The figure has wide eyes, and a thin black moustache. He has a narrow nose, wide mouth, and large ears.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3123/26 a-b

Figure of a standing female. Woman stands squarely, large feet planted on a thick stand, arms by her sides with fingers straight. Large breasts hang from sloping shoulders. Her neck is thick, and face is carved with an open mouth showing small teeth, a large nose, and fine brows. Eyes are made from round nail heads. Ears are large and delicately carved with a piercing in the left lobe. Her hair, parted in the middle, is held back from a high forehead by a thin band carved with vertical stripes, while the top and back of her head are carved with diagonal stripes. Part b is a cowrie shell necklace that is looped several times around the figure's neck.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, cowrie shell, cotton fibre ? and metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/22

Carved wooden mask. Face is long and narrow, with a dark, pointed beard and tall hairstyle topped by a bun. Inner portion of the face is a light tan colour, with bulging eyes, a small, narrow nose, and protruding diamond shaped mouth. Two rows of small squares decorate the cheeks. The forehead and edges of the face are painted red, with a diamond shape carved on forehead at centre, and two small round ears protruding from sides. The back rim of the mask is large, unpainted, and carries two bored holes on each side and at top. It has been lacquered on the interior.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood, paint and lacquer
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/16

Carved wooden mask. Mask depicts a long face of a woman, with a long thin nose over protruding bright red lips. Eyes are nearly closed and brows sit close together over top. The lower face is yellow, while the forehead and nose are a rust-red. A large bird is perched on top of her dark brown hair. Its legs are white, body blue, with green wings that are tucked into its sides, and a long red beak connecting with the woman's hair. The inside of the mask is hollowed.

Culture
Baule ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/13

Wooden mask. The carved face has large eyes partially closed below thin brows, a thin nose with a sharp bridge and wider nostrils, and protruding closed lips. Small ears protrude from the high on the sides. Three lines are embossed on the forehead and emphasized with white pigment. A band of painted red sits at the top of the forehead, as well as along the lower eyelids. The head is decorated with stripes of carved diagonal lines. On top sit two figures, arms crossed, one leg bent underneath and the other laying outstretched on the head of the mask. Definded buttocks at back.

Culture
Baule
Material
paint, wood and lime mineral ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2960/24

Wooden mask with very long raffia hair. Mask has a narrow pointed chin with an open mouth, small nose, and closed eyes with narrow slits for viewing holes. The brows are pronounced, a double line, rounded, meeting above the nose. Brows and eyelids are emphasized with small, evenly placed pieces of a bronze coloured metal. At the temples are carved small rectangular protrusions and the forehead is covered with rounded lines of protruding dots, holding small metal nails as decoration. Above the forehead are three prow shaped protrusions, decorated at their top ridges with metal, and carved lines down the sides. The crown of the head from the temples is decorated with embedded cowrie shells. Holes pierce the wood below the cheeks, and a wide ring of wood surrounds the mask on sides and bottom. Attached to this are mounds of raffia palm strips that serve as hair.

Culture
Baule ?
Material
wood, palm leaf, cowrie shell and copper metal
Made in
West Africa, Africa
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2815/15

Bronze mask, the face has an emphasized brow with a cross hatching pattern representing eyebrows. There are holes for eyes, with the eye area slightly raised. Nose and ears protrude. There is a hole for the mouth, which is open and has eight well defined teeth. On the top of the head, twisted and curved metal pieces are attached as hair. The neck is a thin piece of angled metal, patterned with dense vertical lines. Two ‘x’ marks are present on the cheek under the right eye. The back of the mask is hollow.

Culture
Baule ?
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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