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Figure2815/12

Bateba figure with bent legs. The face has a pronounced brow, carved eyes, and protruding nose, mouth and ears. A narrow strip of wood hair runs down the centre of the head from forehead to back of head, with a triangular protrusion at nape of neck. The figure’s back is straight, while the stomach protrudes to the front and has a knob as a navel. The arms hang at the sides, with all five fingers carved in each hand, whereas the legs are bent at the waist and knees, and end in roughly carved feet.

Culture
Lobi
Material
wood
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PlateK2.341

Woven, palm leaf, coiled, plate consisting of traditional abstract designs in ochre, natural, and black. The centre is red with band of natural followed by a thin stripe of black. Next is a band with small alternating sections of natural and red detailed with black triangles. This decorative band is bordered by a thin stripe of black. The edge is bordered with an inner band of natural and an outer band of red.

Culture
Fulani
Material
palm leaf and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.416

Brown wood face mask with two outward pointed curved horns. Horizontal, rectangular cut out pupils in oval eyes. Forehead extends downward into the thin, deep nose. Small horizontal, rectangular cut out mouth. Has upward pointing crescent ears. Double incised lines extend downward from around the middle of the forehead, across the brows, and around the sides of the face to the mouth.

Culture
Mossi
Material
wood
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.422

Rounded mask with an open beak-like mouth. Covered with incised line patterns that consist of a horizontal band of cross hatching around the forehead, x formations around the upper portion where there are two rounded ear-like knobs, and vertical lines around the top of the head. Upper beak-like portion of the mouth has vertical zig zag band at either side. Fin-shaped nose-like protrusion on top of the upper beak-like portion. Has circular cut out eyes.

Culture
Bobo ?
Material
wood
Made in
Burkina Faso and Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAg73

A dark brown leather skin covered wood figure with a very thin, large, flat head that has a downward and outward flaring ridged ear at either side of a very small face. The cylindrical neck is long. The body is slightly bent forward with flat, inverted geometric u form arms extending outward at a downward angle. The lower part of the body is rounded. On a flat, square base.

Culture
Mossi
Material
leather skin and wood
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BroomK2.349

Short broom made from a bundle of strips of leaves bound at the top with twined string; binding in colours forms stripes of green and magenta; palm leaves of the broom are woven through the string to form diamond shape. Loop handle attached to binding.

Culture
Mossi
Material
palm leaf, palm fibre and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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AnkletK2.395 a-b

Pair of long, chain-like ankle rattles made from palm leaf; leaf has been folded and secured to form a series of pyramidal containers with stones inserted. A fibrous twined cord is strung through two sides of each container to create a long chain.

Culture
Mossi
Material
palm leaf and stone
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/16

A dark brown headpiece with a long curved nose. Atop the headpiece there protrudes forward a long flat curved piece with a fin-like ridge. Along the curved sides of the headpiece and the sides of the protruding long flat curved piece there is a red-brown and grey-white triangular geometric pattern. Holes have been made along the bottom of the headpiece.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, paint and stain
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/20

Mask with two horn-like projections that point upward and curve convexly. The horn-like pieces are linked together in the middle by a square decorated with a white X-like design, on a black background. The horn-like pieces are decorated with red-brown, white-grey, and black geometric designs of lines, triangles, and squares. The helmet part is decorated with red-brown, white-grey, and black triangles on the upper half and horizontal lines on the bottom half which extend to two squares which protrude outward at the sides of both ends. The eyes are carved out as vertical rectangles. The nose, mouth with teeth, and beard are geometric rectanglur features. Fibre rope is threaded through the holes made along the sides of the mask.

Culture
Mossi
Material
wood, paint and fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StaffAg76

Staff composed of a length of branch with a carved stylized humanoid figure set at an angle to the handle shaft. The overall shape is an upside-down y, and the staff is carved from a forked branch.

Culture
Lobi
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Burkina Faso ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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