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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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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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Rod Puppet3420/92 a-b

Male figure puppet (part a) with movable arms. The figure wears a yellow headdress or crown, and dark blue and light blue patterned tunic. They have painted dark brown skin, wide almond-shaped eyes, and thin black eyebrows. The right hand is broken into five fragments (part b). Operated by three rods - a central rod for the body, and a separate rod for each hand.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/90 a-b

Female figure puppet (part a) with arms at the sides, holding part of a broken carved stick in her left hand with the other part not attached (part b). The figure has long black hair and wears a tunic of dark blue, light brown, light yellow-brown with a green and orange-red floral pattern. The figure has painted bright pink skin, solid black eyes, black eyebrows, black lips and a black line down the chin. The legs are mounted on a single rod. There is a control cord running down the right leg, covered by painted fabric.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/88

Female figure puppet with movable arms at the sides, and long even fingers. The figure wears a long orange, black and off-white patterned tunic with exposed breasts that extend straight out through the tunic. She has painted bright yellow skin, a long defined nose, strong brow ridge, circular white and black eyes, and thin rounded black eyebrows that extend up into three lines. The figure wears a black circular headdress at the back of their head, decorated with red and white dots, gold-coloured metal studs, and tufts of gold fibres. There are three rings painted around the long neck - white, red and green. The figure lacks legs. Operated by three rods - a main rod for the body, and two for moving the arms.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, fibre, paint, plastic and metal
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/85

Female figure puppet with moveable arms. The figure has long black hair and wears a tunic of dark yellow with a green and blue bird pattern. The figure has painted bright pink skin, solid black eyes, black eyebrows, black mouth area that extends down the chin. The legs are mounted on a single rod, with painted black shoes. There is a control cord running down the right leg, covered by painted fabric.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/63

Human face mask with bright pink skin, and headdress with long ends that flips out to the sides. Mask has slit eye holes cutout with black marks underneath. They have thin rounded black eyebrows, black lips, and there are four vertical black lines on the forehead and three dots on each cheek. The black lips extend into a line down the chin.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/60

Animal (primate) mask, carved and painted black. Animal with a long snout, flat nose, large mouth baring teeth, yellow eyes, raised eyebrows, deep eye sockets, and large rounded ears on the side of the head.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/61

Human face mask with bright pink skin, and headdress with long ends that flips out to the sides. Mask has large white oval eyes, looking downward with eye holes cutout underneath. They have thin rounded black eyebrows, black lower lip, and there are three vertical blue lines on the forehead and on each cheek. Red fabric attached to back.

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