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Mask1001/1

A long oval-faced wood mask with a tall six-stick headdress connected horizontally in the middle. The nose is long, thin, and deep with strands of red thread wrapped around its nostrils. The square eyes and mouth are cut out. The forehead is upraised and angled to a point in the middle. Double chin. Entire mask is decorated with cowrie shells and red seeds.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood, cowrie shell, seed and fibre
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure790/1

Head, neck and torso resting on four legs. Head has hooked nose, horse shoe shaped ears that are curved and decorated with brass tacks. Hair has a crest down the centre and is covered with brass tacks and carved diagonal grooves, squares and curving raised lines. Torso covered with brass tacks. There is a square hole under the breasts and at the base of each leg.

Culture
Baga
Material
wood and brass metal
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure918/1

Dark brown female figure with large cone-shaped head that extends backwards. Figure has a small neck with a band of twisted metal around it, protruding breasts, a narrow waist, and a wide lower body. Legs and arms are shortened.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shirt919/4

Brown, coarse, hand spun, "narrow strip," woven pullover shirt sewn in panels. Open neck with a large pocket sewn at the base of the neckline. Striped woven interface backing sewn inside the back of the neck.

Culture
Dogon ?
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1373/29

Female wooden figure that stands on a square base. The legs are proportionately short, while arms are long. Head is oversized with little detail in facial fetures. Hair, cheeks and back of figure are incised with linear patterns. Notches are carved out of the chest and stomach area and on the back of figure's arms. The figure's stomach, breasts and buttocks are exaggerated.

Culture
Marka
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dance WandAg61 a-b

Wand with marionette-like hardwood head (part a). Face is elongated with simple geometric design incised on the forehead and cheeks. Hair is braided. Eyes and one earring are metal. Long neck is perforated with five holes for attachment to wand, or staff (part b), which also has five holes in the end.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Heddle PulleyAg60

Heddle pulley with geometric motif incised on the head. Arms and head of pulley support are perforated. Has worn patina overall and a crack covering the length of the body. Signs of wear from this piece are visible on the inside of the supports. A small disc used as the bobbin is missing.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.10

Female figure with geometric linear decoration around the body and the upper portions. Much stylized. Oblong head has thin, narrow eyes, an inverted T-shaped nose, and a wide mouth. From the breasts, the arms extend upward with the flat, long-fingered hands above. 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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FigureK2.425

Form of a woman holding up a bowl above her head. Has rounded bulging eyes that have a hole grooved in the centre, a flat nose, and a mouth. A cylindrical extension goes between the top middle of her breasts to underneath her chin. Has an extended round stomach. Knees are bent. Her hands extend upward as they hold a bowl above her head.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.417

Wood mask with a brass sheet metal covering that has a pattern of repousse dots partly covering the mask. Incised lines on the wood forehead in a wide, horizontal zig zag band. Has horizontal, rectangular cut out eyes and a small mouth. Dangling from the forehead, there are three equally spaced long metal decorations, each with a red tassel. Flat, horizontal, rectangular protrusion on top of the head that has an incised upward pointing triangle in the middle.

Culture
Marka
Material
wood, brass metal and fibre
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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