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Helmet Mask2709/1

Round, carved wooden helmet mask. The top has two bent spikes and one pointed spike. The back has one spike pointed downwards. The lower front has a triangular shaped face, with white slit openings for the eyes and a thin protruding nose. Around the neck area is a ring of blue pigment, flanked by rings of white pigment. The bottom rim has a ring of holes.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK2.414 a-b

Sword (a) with leather scabbard (b). The sword handle is covered in red and black leather with a band of red leather and plant fibre weaving in a diagonal linear design, and a metal finial. The sword blade has three indented lines running lengthwise from near the blade base to nearly halfway down the blade. The scabbard is composed of several bands of alternating red and black leather, a section of mottled red and brown leather stamped with several bands of geometric pattern, another section of alternating red and black bands, and a black laterh tip stamped with linear designs.

Culture
Malinke
Material
leather skin, metal, fibre, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Sierra Leone ? or Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helmet MaskK2.432

Hollow, brown wood piece of a small female face with a complicated coiffure. The eyes are thin and crescent-shaped. Has a triangular nose and a small, compressed mouth. Four vertical marks are on each cheek. The ears are crescent-shaped. Around the sides of the head, the coiffure has five sets of thin triangular features with diagonal grooves at either back side surrounded by a larger feature with curvi-linear grooves. Along the front and the back, there is a separate band with a diamond-shaped pattern. There is a knob at the top of the head. Around the lower portion of the head, there are six rounded, horizontal bands which go all the way around. A horizontal series of holes is around the lower band.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helmet MaskK2.424

Hollow, brown wood piece of a woman's head with an elaborate coiffure. The thin crescent-shaped eyes each have three grooved lines radiating from the outer side. Has a long, thick nose and a small, compressed mouth. The ears are crescent-shaped. Around the sides of the head, the coiffure has lattice-work features with a bow-tie-like feature at the back. Above, four major rounded features with grooved diagonal lines and a ridge along the middle are evenly spaced all around with another similar feature in between. There is a knob at the top of the head. Around the lower portion of the head, there are four rounded, horizontal bands, the lower three of which go all the way around while the upper one of which terminates at the ears. A horizontal series of holes is around the lower band.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helmet MaskK2.202

Large, round, wooden helmet mask. Hollow, dark brown-black wood with a small, triangular, frontal face and an elaborate coiffure on top. Slit cut-out semi-oval eyes; oblong nose; small, slit, curved mouth; cross-like mark on each cheek. The ears are crescent-shaped. Around the sides of the head, the coiffure has curvi-linear grooved designs. Above, at either side of the conically-shaped upper portion of the head, there are two u-shaped projections with a taller one at the front and the back. Around the lower portion of the head, there are four rounded, horizontal bands, the lower three of which go all the way around while the upper one of which terminates at the ears. A horizontal series of holes is around the lower band.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Helmet MaskK2.204

Hollow, dark brown-black wood piece that has a small, flat, frontal face with an elaborate coiffure. The cut out semi-oval eyes are heavily lidded with connecting upraised, arched brows above. Has an oblong nose and a small, horizontal, oval mouth. Three vertical tribal sacrification marks are on each cheek. The ears are crescent-shaped. Around the sides of the head, the coiffure has nineteen vertically curved fern-like features with a thinner one to each front side. Above, six other features radiate from along the top of the head, the bottom one on each side of which has a coil-like feature while the middle one on each side of which is carved with a diamond-shaped pattern, and the top one on each side of which is plain. Around the lower portion of the head, there are three rounded, horizontal bands, the lower one of which goes all the way around while the upper two of which terminate at the sides of the face. Two horizontal series of holes are intended for the fibre fringe.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.256

Cylindrical mask made of a bamboo and wood frame. Decorated with leopard skin and red and black checkerboard designs. Four elongated flaps attached to the bottom edge.

Culture
Mende
Material
bamboo grass, wood, fibre and leopard skin
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.418

Stylized human mask with an elongated face, bulbous eyes and cheeks, and a low brow ridge; black hair attached at chin. Black mask with an open red mouth. Remnants of burlap-like material attached around the sides.

Culture
Dan ?
Material
wood, hair, fibre, paint ? and metal
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.224

Mask depicting a stylized humanoid face with a heavy and rounded brow, a straight, wide nose, protruding roughly crescent-shaped eyes, an open mouth with three protruding teeth on the bottom, a small protruding chin, and stylized ears. There are holes pierced through the wood along the bottom edge all the way around the mask, and two vertical elongated rectangular eye holes to the sides of the nose. The cheeks are each marked with three vertical incised lines representing tribal markings.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskK2.246

Mask composed of a dome surmounted by a humanoid figure's head on a series of eight stacked and slightly squashed spheres. Six square stylized faces are carved into the sides of the dome around the helmet and surrounded by geometric motifs. Stained black overall.

Culture
Mende
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Sierra Leone
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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