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Rod Puppet3420/81 a-c

Large antelope puppet head (part a) with detached horn (part b), and a separate manipulation stick (part c). The face of the animal is painted in a plaid pattern of red, white, green and yellow squares with concentric V's on the forehead - red, black, white, green and yellow, and a white heart-shaped nose. The horns are both broken, with one detached. In between the horns is a small human figure with bright pink skin, wearing a beige tunic. The figure's arms are jointed at the shoulders, and are controlled by blue string. The manipulation stick is inserted into a rectangular hole at the back of the head.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
metal, rubber, wood, fibre and paint
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/95 a-d

Bird puppet with separate body (part a), head (part b) and wings (parts c-d). The body is carved from wood, with burgundy fabric covering the tail joint and extending down in a tube from below. There is a round slot at the top of the neck, which the head's manipulation stick is inserted into, and two small slots on the back to insert the wings. The bird has a large black beak with a red ridge down the top, white face with large circular orange eye, and large round crest extending out from the back of the head in red with black and yellow. The head is mounted on a long, wood manipulation stick that has a tube of burgundy fabric covering it. There is a plastic cord running down the centre that controls the beak.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, fibre, paint, metal and plastic
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/91

Male figure puppet with movable arms. The figure has short black hair, and wears a dark red and light grey-green shell pattern tunic. He has painted yellow skin, wide eyes, black eyebrows, black lips and three blacks lines on each cheek. 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 Puppet3420/89

Female figure puppet with moveable arms, holding fabric in the left hand, and small wrapped item in right hand. The figure wears a black and white headdress and a light brown with blue and green patterned tunic. They have a painted light pink face with bright pink limbs, black and white eyes, black eyebrows, black lips and a black line down the chin. The legs are mounted on a single rod. There are control cords running down both legs, 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 Puppet3420/87

Female figure puppet with moveable arms, holding strips of fabric in each hand. The figure wears a black headdress or has black hair that is divided in the centre, with a raised bump on either side. She wears a light yellow-green patterned tunic with a ring structure sewn inside around the waist. She has painted bright pink skin, black and white eyes, black eyebrows, black lips and a black line down the chin. The figure lacks legs. There are control cords running down the length of the torso.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, fibre, paint and rubber
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Rod Puppet3420/86 a-b

Double-headed female figure puppet (part a) with four long, thin moveable arms (one back arm, part b, is broken off at the shoulder). The figure wears a tall black headdress with four downward points, and light yellow-brown and green floral with dark blue and dark red floral and butterfly pattern tunic. They have bright pink painted skin, exposed breasts, black and white eyes, black eyebrows, black marks on the cheeks and forehead, black lips and a black line down the chin. The figure lacks legs, and is mounted on a single rod. There is a green control cord running down the length of the body and rod.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
fibre and wood
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/62

Human face mask with bright yellow skin, and long straight black hair. Mask has half-closed with eye holes cutout underneath. They have thin rounded black eyebrows, black lips, and there are three vertical black lines on the forehead and a line extending down the chin from the lips.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/59

Animal mask, carved and painted. Long oval mask with smooth face and small rounded ears. The face has oval white eyes with black pupils and small red nostrils. There is a fabric cover attached to the back of the mask with a orange-brown background, dark purple blue swirls with small white dots, and gold and black honeycomb-like designs within circles.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/57

Animal mask, carved and painted. The mask has a narrow rounded head, flat face, and pointed chin. It has a very prominent brow ridge, which extends across the face, and a long narrow nose. There are two small holes cutout for eyes. Long oval ears are on either side of the head. Covered in red, blue and black polka dots on a white background. The mouth is open, showing teeth and all red.

Culture
Bozo and Bamana
Material
wood and paint
Made in
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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