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Guerisseur Mask3420/20

The mask has a two sunken rectangular spaces within a raised rectangular border, raised jagged-edged nose, rectangular cutout eyes, and pointed ears. The mask is painted with orange-brown and red-brown. Extending up from the head between the ears are two long, slightly curved and spiraled ears or horns. A loosely woven plant fibre net is attached to the back.

Culture
Dogon
Material
plant fibre, wood and paint
Made in
Mopti, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/23 a-c

Wood rectangular face mask (part a) with tall ladder-like superstructure with two breaks (parts b-c). The face mask has two sunken rectangular areas on either side of the nose, and two small cutout square eye holes. Inside, there is a wooden bite bar inserted through holes on sides. Ears extend along each side of the face, with small points extending up. Red plant fibre hair is attached to the back of the mask. Extending from the top of the head, between the ears, is a tall superstructure of panels alternating between various hourglass shapes, and lines, tapering in at the end with a sphere at the tip. The superstructure has split, almost in half, through the sixth panel (part b), and again through the eleventh panel (part c) near the top.

Culture
Dogon
Material
metal, wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/56

Bush cow mask carved of wood and painted. The face has a rectangular shape, with a split in the head which continues into two slightly curved horns extending up from the top of the head. The horns are painted with bands of red or black in alternating sections, and the face has two large concentric circle eyes, a large V-shaped design and a row of jagged teeth. Long yellow-brown fibre hair is attached to the back.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Mask3420/38

Risian bird mask. Mask with a bird head and vertical rectangular superstructure. The bird has two large concentric circle eyes, a raised red ridge, and a long curved beak. Both the head and the beak are painted with black and white repeating triangle designs in various sizes. Long brown plant fibre hair is attached across the back of the face mask, and hangs down. Panel is surmounted by a large crescent with smaller diamond and triangle shapes.

Culture
Mossi
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Butterfly Mask3420/33

Butterfly mask with long wings extending out to either side. The white face has two large concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth. There is a black and red downward-curving projection attached to the forehead. The wings have mirrored designs, with two hourglass designs within concentric black circles, which are separated by three panels of lines of repeating triangles in red or black. The wing tips are white. Attached to the face mask is long dark olive green plant fibre hair, tied by blue string. Back of wings is black and white checkerboard pattern.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Butterfly Mask3420/32 a-b

Butterfly mask (part a) with circular face and long wings extending out to either side. The white face has two large concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth. There is a black and red downward-curving projection attached to the forehead. Across the top and bottom of the wings, the board is painted with black lines, leaving the outline of a white zigzags throughout. Across the white centre, seven repeating concentric circles, red with black centres, on each side. The dark brown plant fibre hair (part b) would be secured to the face mask.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bird Mask3420/17

Bird mask carved of wood and painted. The mask has a two sunken rectangular spaces, with zigzag side edges, cutout domed eyes, and pointed ears. The mask is painted with an orange-brown and a red-brown. On top stands a bird figure, with its head down and beak attached to the top of the mask. The bird's back and wings exposed. There is twisted plant fibre cord woven into a partial net attached at the back of the mask.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hyena Mask3420/55

Mask carved from wood and painted. The animal face has a keyhole-like shape - a wide rounded top that narrows to a rectangular lower jaw. A large reddish-brown ridge extends over the back of the head, and carries down to the centre of the face, doubling as a nose. There are two small square cutout eye holes. The face is painted with black and white geometric designs of repeating triangles. Two large pointed ears extend out from the top of the head. Dark teal plant fibre hair is attached to the back.

Culture
Mossi
Material
wood, paint, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/37

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.

Culture
Mossi
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/24 a-b

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.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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