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Helmet MaskAe55

Headdress with eyes set beneath an overhanging brow. Above the brow at the centre is a round, knob-like protrusion with ear-like carvings on either side. Deeply grooved areas representing hair (?), run from the protrusion to the back of the head. The long nose extends down from the brow. The cheeks are bulbous, and the mouth is at the bottom of the headdress with a protruding upper lip and two sets of teeth depicted. The headdress has three holes: one on each side and one at the centre on the reverse with string attached.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot StandAe80

Reversible cylindrical pot stand; red/brown waffle pattern with six dark brown, almond-shaped, incised designs; middle of each has a waffle pattern with white pigment.

Culture
Central African
Material
pigment and wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotAe79

Clay pot with bulbous sides, rounded base, wide mouth, flaring rim. Punched geometric design encircles pot at shoulder above all-over corn cob pattern. Black interior and exterior with patches of light brown, especially at base.

Culture
Central African
Material
clay
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlAe78

Carved wooden bowl with an integral hollow base. Large square handle and pouring spout between the rim and the shoulder at opposite sides. Small hole through the pouring spout. Open carving of the base has two spider-like images separated by solid vertical divisions. Body of the bowl is decorated with incised geometric designs. Between the rim and the shoulder, there are three horizontal grooves that contain two rows of diagonal incisions forming two points at the middle of each side. Twelve vertical incisions divide the lower part of the bowl with one horizontal incision near the base enclosing the design. Diagonal incisions form geometric designs carved in two adjoining spaces separated by a blank space.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and oil
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAe77

Carved wooden female figure in a squatting position mounted on a circular base. Hands are touching across the abdomen immediately above protruding navel. Small pointed breasts and stylized vagina. Top of head carved to represent tuft of hair. Protruding lips with sixteen carved teeth. Traces of white paint in eye sockets and mouth. Deep vertical crack runs down back of figure; wedge-shaped crack in base.

Culture
Central African
Material
paint, stain and wood
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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StoolAe76

Cylindrical, light brown hardwood stool carved from one piece; hollowed core; smooth polished seat and open base. deep and polished medium brown. Three rings of diamond shape openings encircle the body and one of half diamond openings the base and seat rims. A small circle or spot of light natural colour protrudes in each area where the strips of the design crisscross. Inner surface is rough and unstained. Outer surface of body is stained dull black. Splash of dull red on base rim.

Culture
Central African
Material
wax, wood and stain
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot StandAe74

Undecorated woven ring with rim top and bottom rims. Natural two-tone colour: brown on red-brown.

Culture
Central African
Material
grass
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskAe50

Carved, wooden headdress in the form of a heart shaped human face; wide open mouth with two rows of teeth, upper are pointed and lower incisors are wide with gaps between; oval eyes; arched eyebrows; slender nose with sharply cut nostril; small protruding ears with triangular detail. Top of head is smooth and bulbous; remains of short fuzzy black beard and moustache. Cicatrisation on left cheek, creating a smiling effect. Hollowed at back, groove behind chin also a crack.

Culture
Bamum ?
Material
wood, palm oil and hair
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAe49

Carved, nude, wood female figure with a large head and thick rounded shoulders, thighs, and buttocks. Hands on abdomen at each side of navel with the knees flexed. Scalloped hairline along the front and sides. Deep-set eye sockets, exaggerated nostrils, straight mouth, protruding lips, and ears. Cleft chin and spine are grooved. Base and figure are black except for the light brown inside the mouth and the eye sockets.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAe73

Wood carving of a pregnant women. Hand on each side of the abdomen. Slightly flexed knees. Peaked hair extending from the forehead to the back of the neck. Nose and broad ears are protruding. Spine is grooved. Abdomen is melon-shaped. Feet extend beyond the ankles at the sides and the back. Stain thinly applied and worn off in places.

Culture
Bamileke
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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