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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.
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.
Woven palm fibre cap with a carved stylized antelope figure lashed to the top. Incised line patterns on face, body and horns; nails for eyes; elongated antlers.
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.
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.
Curved handle with inverted triangular protrusion at the top. Comb has six teeth that taper to a point. The front of the handle has geometric line and triangle design in red painted on its surface. The back is un-painted.
Wood figure of a man with an old-fashioned long plaited beard, a symbol of authority. His rounded eyes are closed. The nose extends from the curved upraised brows. The lips meet at the centre of the mouth. There are two diagonal grooves along each side of the neck. The angled shoulders extend into the arms that are bent at the elbows so that the hands are angled forward to hold the long plaited beard. The knees are slightly bent. On a circular base. Colour: black.
Cock on egg-like base. The bird has its head bent so that the beak is facing downward. The plump body is decorated with an abstract cross-hatching-lattice-like pattern. There is only one wing, the right wing which extends upward as does the tapering curved tail. Similarly there is only one foot, the right foot with four claws on the the egg-like base. There is only one wing and one foot as the object is flat on the back side. The egg-like base has a curved zig zag design surrounding impressed circles at the centre.
Sculpture of a figure standing with the arms resting down the sides and bending at the elbows so that the hands are resting at the sides of the stomach. The partially oval rounded eyes are closed with the long thin nose extending from the high upraised brows. The mouth is prim. The hair is elaborately styled with incised lines. Around the neck, there is an orange and blue beaded necklace. The chest tapers into breasts with two vertical lines having diagonal grooves going down the centre of the chest. Two more horizontal lines having vertical grooves are around the front of the waist. The knees are slightly bent. On a circular base. Wood has been oiled and has now achieved the high sheen of a good, well cared for figure which characterises Baoule sculpture.
A tall wood figure of a female. She is standing with her short legs bent slightly at the knees. From her square shoulders, her arms extend downward, bending at the elbows to curve forward so that the hands are resting on the upper front of each leg. She has a long neck, and breasts. Her eyes have a horizontal grooved slit and her eyebrows are upraised. From her compressed mouth, there are three incised radiating lines at either side. Incised line patterns indicate the coiffure.