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Bird Mask3420/39

Mask with a bird head and vertical rectangular superstructure. The bird has two large concentric circle eyes, a raised red ridge, and a long curved beak. Both the head and the beak are painted with black and white repeating triangle designs in various sizes. Long brown plant fibre hair is attached across the back of the face mask, and hangs down. The superstructure consists of two rectangular panels, attached with some openwork. The panels are surmounted by a large crescent with smaller diamond.

Culture
Mossi
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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Bird Mask3420/38

Risian bird mask. Mask with a bird head and vertical rectangular superstructure. The bird has two large concentric circle eyes, a raised red ridge, and a long curved beak. Both the head and the beak are painted with black and white repeating triangle designs in various sizes. Long brown plant fibre hair is attached across the back of the face mask, and hangs down. Panel is surmounted by a large crescent with smaller diamond and triangle shapes.

Culture
Mossi
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/36

Mask with flat oval white face with a red line down the centre through a horizontal diamond with cutout eye holes. A vertical superstructure extends up from the face mask as well as a small horned animal. The panel has cutouts and has a small human at top, above four curved X's. Reverse painted solid black with white X's. Holes around face mask where fibre would have been attached.

Culture
Mossi
Material
wood and paint
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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Hyena Mask3420/55

Mask carved from wood and painted. The animal face has a keyhole-like shape - a wide rounded top that narrows to a rectangular lower jaw. A large reddish-brown ridge extends over the back of the head, and carries down to the centre of the face, doubling as a nose. There are two small square cutout eye holes. The face is painted with black and white geometric designs of repeating triangles. Two large pointed ears extend out from the top of the head. Dark teal plant fibre hair is attached to the back.

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