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HeaddressNb3.1344

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask, in two cedar pieces joined lengthwise by nails. Hollowed out. Skull area slopes slightly to form muzzle, ending in red nose with hollowed out nostrils angled slightly upward and outward. In relief, long, straight, thick, black brows over recessed green ovoids surrounding white and black eyes. Mouth, length of muzzle to directly under eye socket, is all teeth, marked off by red grooves and red lips. Rest of mask in black and some red. Cloth bits attached to nail heads circling skull. Top of head left with roughened holes where ears once were. Whitened marks cover paint which is faded in some areas. Short length of cord is knotted on interior through two pierced holes.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
cedar wood, pigment, fibre and metal
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressNb3.1343

Wooden wolf headdress, or mask, consisting of one cedar piece hollowed out; skull area is concave hollow. Large brow area tapers into elongated muzzle, nose angled upward and outward. The mouth has its all teeth, marked off by orange grooves and light green lips. Large dark green ovoids around eyes. Orange nose bordered by green, incised grooves separate fields. Rest of mask in black form line. Cloth bits and fibre near nail heads, most on top of head. The mask is painted black, green, red and blue with Northwest Coast stylized designs.

Culture
Kwakwaka'wakw
Material
metal, fibre, cedar wood and pigment
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PotSe153

Near spherical pot with flat base, flattened top, and a raised central ridge around the circumference. Opening with lip extends from ridge at one side; a very worn shoelace is tied through a small hole in the lip. The lower half of the pot is red, the ridge is brown, and the upper half is tan with black and brown rectilinear design; designs are in mirror image, projected around the central band, running parallel to and extending from the lip.

Culture
Shipibo
Material
clay, caraipe bark ash, resin, fibre and pigment
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskAc212

Three dimensional helmet mask with black simulated hair at crown, and a bright yellow painted face in low relief with extensive black painted linear designs that are roughly symmetrical. The eyes and eyebrows are emphasized with black paint, and the mouth is painted red with several thin teeth and a central thicker piece of wood and metal representing the front teeth. There is a blue stone in a metal setting attached to each earlobe.

Culture
Makonde
Material
wood, paint, hair, fibre, pigment, metal and plastic ?
Made in
Tanzania
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressAe83

Dark brown wooden headdress carved in the shape of a bird. Furled, striated wings and triangular tail with grooves. Knob-like eyes. Carved beneath to accept head.

Culture
Bali ?
Material
wood and pigment
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskAf338

Small mask with fine features and articulated jaw. Hair is in the form of a black crest. Two cone-shaped protrusions rise on either side of the crest; those in front are red, those in back are black. A long, raised scarification mark on the centre forehead ends between thin black eyebrows. Eyes are narrow slits. Small rounded ears are separated from eyes by two black raised disks with raised horizontal rectangles in between. Lips are painted black. Jaw is joined to upper section with bark(?) threaded through holes behind eyes and the top of the jaw. Perforations are made in hair crest, black cones and behind ears. Mask is patinated.

Culture
Ogoni
Material
wood, nylon fibre, pigment and bark ?
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf336

Standing wood male figure (ibeji) on a rounded base. Face is more rounded, and triangle-shaped lower eye lashes. Conical cap with two sets of vertical ridges on each side with four ridges in the front and six in the back. Heavily encrusted with red earth.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf335

Standing wood figure (ibeji) with black, disc-shaped, beaded waistband (discs of horn?). Head is capped with a conical headdress. Cap is decorated with two sets of vertical ridges and the back with four. Nine scarification marks radiate from and point downward from the navel. Extended arms have hands touching thighs. Has very short legs in relation to body and the feet are extremely large. Stands on circular pedestal. Body and base is heavily encrusted with red earth, and cap has traces of indigo. Has worn camwood patina.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, fibre, indigo pigment, camwood pigment, horn ? and glass
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf334

Standing wood figure (ibeji) with large head wearing a cross hatched cap and loincloth. All facial features and breasts are enlarged. Pierced ears. Three vertical scars on the chin and three pairs of vertical scarification marks on cheeks with four horizontal ones below. Arms are extended with hands touching thighs. Black glass bead bracelet surrounds figure's right arm. Back bone is indicated by deep incised line on the back. Figure has short legs and large feet. On a base.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, glass, fibre, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAf333

Standing wood female figure (ibeji). Elaborate headdress. All facial features, breasts, and ears are enlarged. Ears are pierced. Three vertical scarification marks on cheeks, and chin, and four horizontal ones on the cheeks. Arms are extended with hands touching thighs. A black glass bead bracelet hangs from the figure's left wrist. Backbone is indicated by deep incised line in centre of back. Has short legs and large feet. Stands on a plain circular pedestal. Grooves on figure are filled with red earth and in hair are traces of indigo.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood, glass, fibre, indigo pigment and camwood pigment
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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