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Plank Mask3420/25

Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The face has two large concentric circle eyes, concentric diamond nose, and a small tubular mouth. Long plant fibre hair is attached across the back of the face mask, and hangs down. There is a black downward-curving projection attached at the centre of the forehead. Diamond-shaped panels connect both ends of the long rectangular board. The board is painted with geometric and zoomorphic shapes in black or dark red on a white background. Surmounted by a crescent-shape.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/56

Bush cow mask carved of wood and painted. The face has a rectangular shape, with a split in the head which continues into two slightly curved horns extending up from the top of the head. The horns are painted with bands of red or black in alternating sections, and the face has two large concentric circle eyes, a large V-shaped design and a row of jagged teeth. Long yellow-brown fibre hair is attached to the back.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Butterfly Mask3420/33

Butterfly mask with long wings extending out to either side. The white face has two large concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth. There is a black and red downward-curving projection attached to the forehead. The wings have mirrored designs, with two hourglass designs within concentric black circles, which are separated by three panels of lines of repeating triangles in red or black. The wing tips are white. Attached to the face mask is long dark olive green plant fibre hair, tied by blue string. Back of wings is black and white checkerboard pattern.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Butterfly Mask3420/32 a-b

Butterfly mask (part a) with circular face and long wings extending out to either side. The white face has two large concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth. There is a black and red downward-curving projection attached to the forehead. Across the top and bottom of the wings, the board is painted with black lines, leaving the outline of a white zigzags throughout. Across the white centre, seven repeating concentric circles, red with black centres, on each side. The dark brown plant fibre hair (part b) would be secured to the face mask.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plank Mask3420/29

Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The face has two large concentric circle eyes, a large tubular mouth, and a scalloped edge with concentric rings. A black downward-curving projection is attached to the black diamond-shaped panel that connects the mask to the long rectangular board. The board is painted with geometric shapes in black on a white background. Surmounted by a crescent-shape.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plank Mask3420/27

Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The face has two large concentric circle eyes outlined in repeating triangles, and a small tubular mouth within a black area with a jagged edge. A black downward-curving projection is attached to the diamond-shaped panel that connects the mask to the long rectangular board. The board is painted with geometric shapes in black on a white background. Surmounted by a crescent-shape.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plank Mask3420/31

Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The white face has two widely spaced concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth. There is a black with red tip downward-curving projection attached to the diamond-shaped panel above the head. Diamond-shaped panels connect both ends of the long rectangular board. The board is painted with five sections of geometric designs in black or dark red on a white background. The centre section is checkerboard, with large concentric X designs, and then surmounted by a crescent-shape.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plank Mask3420/30 a-b

Plank mask (part a) with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The white face has two widely spaced concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth, both within a ring of repeating red triangles. There is a black with red tip downward-curving projection attached to the diamond-shaped panel above the head. Diamond-shaped panels connect both ends of the long rectangular board. The board is painted with geometric and zoomorphic shapes in black or dark red on a white background. Surmounted by a crescent-shape. Long brown plant fibre hair (part b) is attached across the back of the face mask, and hangs down.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plank Mask3420/28

Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The face has two large concentric circle eyes outlined in repeating triangles, and a large tubular mouth. A diamond-shaped panel, with a black rectangle and off-centred white circle within, connects the mask to the long rectangular board. The board is painted with geometric shapes in dark brown-red and black on a white background. Surmounted by a crescent-shape.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plank Mask3420/26

Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The face has two large concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth within a painted triangle. Long orange plant fibre hair is attached at the back of the face mask with blue cords, and hangs down. There is a black downward-curving projection attached at the centre of the forehead. Diamond-shaped panels connect both ends of the long rectangular board. The board is painted with geometric and zoomorphic shapes in black or dark red on a white background. Surmounted by a crescent-shape.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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