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Mask1373/9

Black coloured oval-shaped mask with two curved and tapered down turned horns. The face has carved and scalloped geometric designs on forehead, thinly carved vertical line from forehead down to eyebrow ridge, thinly carved eyebrow ridges, a wider nose ridge with small defined nostrils, red coloured eyelids, small slits for eyes, and small red lips. Jagged triangular-shaped edge on the perimeter of face.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1373/57

Round, convex, white-brown carved and coloured object with a zigzag border encompassing it. The main body consists of a circle divided into three sections by two vertical double lines. The middle section features a thick zigzagging shape running from top to bottom while the two outer sections each have a rectangular shape with one side curved to follow the circular outer edge of the object as a whole. All three carved shapes contain carved, raised ribs, thick, grey, pencil-like lines, and are surrounded by negative space. The top of the object features a protruding, angular design with two small carved circles and a small triangular hole at the apex.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit and graphite mineral
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1373/47

Round, convex, white-brown carved and coloured object with a zigzag border encompassing it. The main body consists of a circle divided in a tic-tac-toe manner by two sets of parallel lines. The centre square has a diamond shape carved in it, with four more diamonds carved in the squares adjacent to the central diamond's four corners. The four corner squares in the tic-tac-toe arrangement each have a right angled chevron-shape carved so that, taken together, the four shapes appear to be the corners of a square. All of the shapes are coloured with double, grey, thick, pencil-like lines and are deeply carved, creating negative space around them. The top of the object features a protruding, angular design with two small carved circles and a small triangular hole at the apex.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit and graphite mineral
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ornament1373/52

Round, convex, brown carved and coloured object with a zigzag border encompassing it. The main body consists of a circle divided in a tic-tac-toe manner by two sets of parallel lines. The centre square has a diamond shape carved in it, with four circles carved in the squares adjacent to the diamond's four corners. The four corner squares in the tic-tac-toe arrangement each have a right angled chevron-shape carved so that, taken together, the four shapes appear to be the corners of a square. All of the shapes are coloured with double, grey, thick, pencil-like lines and are deeply carved, creating negative space around them. The top of the object features a protruding, angular design with two small carved circles and a small triangular hole at the apex.

Culture
West African
Material
gourd fruit and graphite mineral
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/16

A dark brown headpiece with a long curved nose. Atop the headpiece there protrudes forward a long flat curved piece with a fin-like ridge. Along the curved sides of the headpiece and the sides of the protruding long flat curved piece there is a red-brown and grey-white triangular geometric pattern. Holes have been made along the bottom of the headpiece.

Culture
West African
Material
wood, paint and stain
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/6

A carved black face mask with two horns that protrude upward and curve concavely. The rounded eyes are carved with slits. The oval mouth with teeth gently protrudes outward. At each side there protrudes, from top to bottom, a vertical rectangle with two sets of four horizontal lines, a knob, and a "leg" which points downward.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood, paint ?, metal and fibre
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/37

A long oval face with two flat horns curving up into the middle where they met a rounded horn curved upward and concavely. The eyes are carved out into horizontal slits. Three diagonal lines are carved out from the nose going outward. The carved mouth has three carved lines emanating at angles from each side. The ears are high with their tops horizontal and pointed at an angle. At both sides there protrudes a vertical rectangle with two sets of four horizontal lines. The pointed chin is surrounded by a square at the bottom which flares up into a blunted y-shape around it. There is a metal hook at the back.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood and metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carving1373/39

A brown wood carving on a black base. The carving has two squinting eyes and a nose with a hole. There is a conical hat on top. The body is tall and carved with a swirling pattern.

Culture
Central African
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gelede Mask1373/70

Dark brown coloured oval-shaped mask with two protruding panels on the top. The lower half is a human face mask with protruding eyebrows, cut-out eyeballs, small wide nose with cut-out nostrils, closed mouth and small chin protrusion. The top half is somewhat cone-shaped, decorated with cross-hatching. Protruding from either side of the head on thick posts are carved panels with overall cross-hatching detail and a central lizard-like design carved into the wood.

Culture
Yoruba
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Nigeria
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/28 a-b

The main part of the mask (part a) has slits carved out for the oval eyes. The ears are pointy triangles, and the nose is also pointed downward. The eyebrows and moustache are carved with a rectangular pattern. Protruding out at the sides of the mask are two trapezoids, one at each end, which have a feather-like pattern carved horizontally in the middle. The oval mouth with teeth protrudes out at a sharp angle. The bottom of the mask has two "legs". The top of the mask has two feet from which part b has broken off. Part b is a squatting female figure with pouty lips and a coiffure. The breasts and the belly are pointed outward, and the hands are resting on the knees.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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