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Mask3420/19

Mask carved from wood. The face is sunken, with a raised nose ridge down the centre of the face. There are two small rectangular cutouts for eyes. High on either side of the head are two long appendages. A long beak-like structure extends from the forehead, and again up from the centre of the head. There are areas where pigment is still visible.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gomintogo Mask3420/18

Mask carved from wood. The face is sunken, with a raised nose ridge down the centre of the face. There are two small rectangular cutouts for eyes. High on either side of the head are two C-shaped ears. The brow ridge is rounded. There are areas where pigment is still visible.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Mask3420/16

Bird mask carved of wood and painted. The mask has a two sunken rectangular spaces, with zigzag side edges, cutout domed eyes, and pointed ears. The mask is painted with an orange-brown and a red-brown. On top stands a bird figure, with its head down, and beak attached to the top of the mask. The bird's back and wings exposed. There is twisted plant fibre cord woven into a partial net attached at the back of the mask.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood, paint, metal and plant fibre
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hare Mask3362/3

Hare mask of carved and painted wood. Front of mask has a flat arched forehead with two long, deep rectangular carved out sections below (leaving three long dividing lines level with the forehead). Within are two small cutout rectangular eye holes. Extending up from the head are two large rabbit ears, facing outwards. Down each side of the head are long human-like ears with a single hole drilled through the top. There are two holes drilled horizontally through the mask behind each ear, and four holes drilled through at an angle along the top edge of the back. There are many small holes randomly drilled all over. The ears and face are painted with small reddish-brown dots.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mopti, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure3035/2

Small brass figurine. Figure has a large head--a sharp wedge in cross section, wide in depth, with a narrow face--and carved slits for eyes, ears and mouth. Large breasts protrude to the front, as does the narrow, pointed belly. The figure stands with knees and arms bent, hands gripping a tall pole that sits in a small bowl attached to a rectangular platform at bottom.

Culture
Dogon
Material
brass metal
Made in
Mopti, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Stool3035/1

Carved wooden stool with a flat seat, made of a thick, round slab of wood, carved along the edge in lines of encircling triangles and zig zags. The seat is supported by 6 human figures, each with a large head, long face with carved eyes, long nose and upturned mouths, and small beard below chin. Torsos protrud, backs sway slightly, knees bend, and lower legs recede. Feet are large. The figures stand on a round platform similar in size and shape to the seat. It is decorated with incised diagonal lines along the edge.

Culture
Dogon
Material
baobab wood ?
Made in
Mopti, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2815/11

Kanaga mask. Wooden ceremonial mask that takes the form of a large head attached to a body made of crossed wooden slats. The body forms a double cross. The long, two-toned face has holes cut through the wood for eyes and ears. There is a conical protrusion at the forehead, which sits atop a blade-shaped nose, leading into a prow-shaped jaw with no mouth. Two points hang down on either side of the jaw. Several small holes are bored into the edges of the face. The neck is made of three small columns of wood and is attached to the body by adhesive and thin skin straps with remnants of white fur. The body is made of several slats of wood, one vertically placed, crossed by two horizontal with small vertical slats at both ends, marked to represent digits. The slats are tied to each other by skin and/or fibre straps. The body is also two-toned in colour.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood, skin, fibre and pigment
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.427

Plain form of a woman covered with sacrificial ? material. No eyes, but there are eye brows. The nose is in the shape of a downward pointing arrow. The mouth is a flat semi-oval. The neck is cylindrical. Has breasts and a navel. The long, thin arms rest at either side, bend forward at the elbows, bend downward at the wrists, and have the hands touch the bent knees.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.34

Dark-coloured figure with some geometric linear decoration around the body and the upper portions. Oblong head has diagonal, narrow eyes, flaring nostrils, and a wide mouth. From the breasts, the arms extend upward with the flat, long-fingered hands at an angle. Legs are bent slightly at the knees.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.440

Plain, polished surface-figure of a man with upraised arms in a v-shape with a curve in between. The circular eyes are deep set. The pointed forehead extends into a central ridge connecting with the nose. The mouth is flat. The belly is oblong and rounded. The legs are short and squat. On a base.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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