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Writing tablet, or prayer board. Invocations for blessings handwritten on the front. The board is rectangular, with one large round projection at the top, and two small rectangular feet at the base. Writing on both sides of board.
Mask with concave oval face with ridge down centre, cutout triangular eye holes, and diagonal lines of triangles outlined in white around the sides. Attached to back is long reddish-brown plant fibre hair that hangs down. A vertical rectangular superstructure extends up from the face mask as well as a small horned animal head with standing female figure above, which is mounted in front and attached to the face mask. The panel is carved and painted with geometric designs and one large square section of checkerboard pattern in black and white and both front and back. Surmounted by three stacked downward-facing triangles.
Yatenga mask has spherical face covered in a repeating triangle pattern with diamond cutout eye holes within a white horizontal band. Extending down from the face is a long black rectangular mouth with carved red concentric triangles on top. A large projection extends up from the face mask with slit down centre. It is painted with a large repeating triangle design. There is a cloth tie attached to either side of the face, and a wooden bite bar through the interior.
Wood rectangular face mask (part a) with tall ladder-like superstructure. The face mask has two sunken rectangular areas on either side of the nose, and two cutout square eye holes below a rounded brow ridge. Attached to the back of the mask is brown plant fibre hair. Extending from the top of the head, between the blue ears, is a tall superstructure of openwork panels alternating between various hourglass shapes, and lines, tapering in at the end. The superstructure is two sections, split between the fifth and sixth panel (part b). The two sections are tied together with small strips of leather.
Carved and painted mask. The face mask section has a sunken lower face with a strong brow ridge, two triangular cutout eye holes, a thin nose and a small pouted mouth. Large pointed ears extend up and the forehead is decorated with a single raised line down the centre. The superstructure is a female figure with projecting breasts, square shoulders, arms bent at the elbow with one hand on her leg and the other holding a ceramic vessel on her head.
Monkey mask carved of wood and painted. White mask has a flat face, with sunken bright pink rectangular sections on either side of the nose, and cutout rectangular eyes. Seated white monkey figure has thin curved torso with long arms that rest on its knees. Its face and front are painted black. The monkey has slit eyes, a long triangular nose and mouth.
Headdress or helmet mask carved from wood and painted. Dome-shaped mask with central column or neck extending upwards to animal head. The head has a tapered muzzle, open mouth with small jagged teeth, and pointed upright ears. The base of the mask has holes drilled through all around the edge. The entire mask is painted with white spots.
Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The white face has two widely spaced concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth. There is a black with red tip downward-curving projection attached to the diamond-shaped panel above the head. Diamond-shaped panels connect both ends of the long rectangular board. The board is painted with five sections of geometric designs in black or dark red on a white background. The centre section is checkerboard, with large concentric X designs, and then surmounted by a crescent-shape.
Plank mask (part a) with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The white face has two widely spaced concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth, both within a ring of repeating red triangles. There is a black with red tip downward-curving projection attached to the diamond-shaped panel above the head. 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. Long brown plant fibre hair (part b) is attached across the back of the face mask, and hangs down.
Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The face has two large concentric circle eyes outlined in repeating triangles, and a large tubular mouth. A diamond-shaped panel, with a black rectangle and off-centred white circle within, connects the mask to the long rectangular board. The board is painted with geometric shapes in dark brown-red and black on a white background. Surmounted by a crescent-shape.