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Mask3123/17

Wooden 'passport mask'. Face has a pointed chin, wide cheeks, and a thick forehead pointed at top and rounded throughout centre. Eyes are small slits cut through the wood, surrounded by carved upper and lower lids, slightly inset. Small rounded ears protrude from the edges of the mask. Nose has a narrow bridge that widens at the nostrils, and the lips of the open mouth protrude. The edge of the mask contains three holes per side, bored through the wood. Back of mask is concave and undecorated.

Culture
Dan
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/16

Carved wooden mask. Mask depicts a long face of a woman, with a long thin nose over protruding bright red lips. Eyes are nearly closed and brows sit close together over top. The lower face is yellow, while the forehead and nose are a rust-red. A large bird is perched on top of her dark brown hair. Its legs are white, body blue, with green wings that are tucked into its sides, and a long red beak connecting with the woman's hair. The inside of the mask is hollowed.

Culture
Baule ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/15

Wooden 'passport mask'. From a pointed chin, the face flares toward wider cheeks and a thick, pointed forehead. Eyes are small slits cut through the wood, and inset under a heavy brow. Nose is small with a sharp bridge. Mouth is small with protruding lips open to show tiny carved teeth. The edge of the mask is decorated with carved lines, containing holes that have been bored through the wood at regular intervals. Back of mask is concave and undecorated.

Culture
Dan
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/14

Twin mask. Carved from wood, two long faces sit side by side, with three small legs(?) below, large rectangular ears alongside, and rounded and lined headdresses above. Between the headdresses stands a hornbill(?) bent over with beak between its legs, wings tucked to its sides. The faces feature pointed foreheads, closed eyes, long thin noses with sharp bridges, and pursed lips showing teeth. Small beards protrude below the mouths. The back of the mask is concave and coloured dark red-brown.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3123/13

Wooden mask. The carved face has large eyes partially closed below thin brows, a thin nose with a sharp bridge and wider nostrils, and protruding closed lips. Small ears protrude from the high on the sides. Three lines are embossed on the forehead and emphasized with white pigment. A band of painted red sits at the top of the forehead, as well as along the lower eyelids. The head is decorated with stripes of carved diagonal lines. On top sit two figures, arms crossed, one leg bent underneath and the other laying outstretched on the head of the mask. Definded buttocks at back.

Culture
Baule
Material
paint, wood and lime mineral ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Game Board3123/12

Mancala board game. Object is made out of a single piece of wood, with a deeply carved face and head and a long cylindrical neck protruding from one side and serving as a handle. Game board is rectangular, long and narrow, with two lines of six large, deep round hollows carved side by side along the length. One edge is carved with lined V-shapes, while the other is decorated with lined quarter-moon shapes. The board is elevated by four thick legs at each corner.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/3

Rectangular basket with lid. Basket is short and long, woven with lines of red and black bark imbrication. The lid is attached on one long side by hide thongs, with two long thongs on the front for securing shut. Synthetic light blue fabric lines the interior of basket and lid, with a small piece of embroidered white cotton fabric reading "RWS" attached to the middle of the inside of the lid.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
wood, grass, cedar root, synthetic fibre, cherry bark, rawhide skin and cotton fibre
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/2

Woven basket with attached lid. Basket is rectangular, woven to create a small checked pattern, and decorated with an encircling large chevron pattern of imbricated red and black bark. A flat lid with inset lip is attached to the basket by two hide thongs, with a further two thongs attached at the front to tie the basket closed. Two long hide thongs are also attached at each side to create handles.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
grass, wood, cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Basket3116/1

Very large basket with lid. Basket is rectangular, woven with cedar root and decorated with red and black cherry bark imbrication in a double line of large chevrons interspersed with diamond shapes. The lid is attached to the basket by three leather straps at back, with ties for closing at front. A leather handling strap is attached at each end. Three long strips of woven cedar serve as feet for the basket, attached to the base along each of the short sides and in the middle. A rounded lid fits over an inset lip, and is decorated with the same motifs as the body of the basket. Old, well-executed repairs are visible.

Culture
Interior Salish: Stl'atl'imx: Samahquam
Material
wood, grass, cedar root, cherry bark and rawhide skin
Made in
Mission, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Boomerang3114/3

Wooden boomerang. Object has a long dingle with a slightly outward curving tip. Lifting arm is slightly wider, and elbow has a soft curve.

Culture
Australian
Material
wood
Made in
Australia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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