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MaskEh94

Kukulu Paliya mask (a form of sanni mask) depicting an animal consisting of two padded wire ? frames, each composed of three wire loops, that have been wrapped in red fabric and hinged together to form a jointed, movable jaw. The upper frame supports a muzzle of light yellow-brown hide with a long, black, flaring wooden nose. The creature also has wooden bulging eyes with black pupils surmounted by eyebrows that are attached individually by string to the muzzle and are decorated with geometric patterns in red, yellow, white and black. At the top front of the muzzle is a moustache of stiff plant fibre. The upper and lower frames each have three small jaws (formed by each wire loop), each with their own set of triangular white plastic teeth. A large curly beard made of uneven strands of tightly coiled dark grey wool, tinged light brown to red in some areas, runs the full outer edge of the bottom jaw. Fabric ties are attached to the jaw. A white adhesive label behind the back of the creature's left eyebrow reads, "Kukulu Paliya."

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
wool fibre, skin, plant fibre, plastic ? and paint
Made in
Matara, Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MoccasinsNd675 a-b

Pair of light-coloured, hide moccasins with yellow bottoms; made of two pieces. Plain with u-shaped beading on top in sequence of blue, pink, red, and pink rows. Tongue is rounded, top edges are folded and sewn down to sides.

Culture
“Great Basin & Plateau” ?
Material
glass, fibre and skin
Made in
North America
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskAe50

Carved, wooden headdress in the form of a heart shaped human face; wide open mouth with two rows of teeth, upper are pointed and lower incisors are wide with gaps between; oval eyes; arched eyebrows; slender nose with sharply cut nostril; small protruding ears with triangular detail. Top of head is smooth and bulbous; remains of short fuzzy black beard and moustache. Cicatrisation on left cheek, creating a smiling effect. Hollowed at back, groove behind chin also a crack.

Culture
Bamum ?
Material
wood, palm oil and hair
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh93 a-c

Mask with three parts: a) central head piece with cobra-like headdress; b) ear piece that sits on the right side of the head; c) ear piece that fits into the left side of the head. The large, vertically elongated head has a green face, red mouth with white teeth and protruding fangs, a large nose, protruding cylindrical eyes with a crescent-shaped slit below each, and a headdress of two superimposed cobras at the front and one on each side. The cobras are grey-brown with an overall diamond pattern and alternating rows of black and white dots with their eyebrows rendered as thin petal shapes of banded red, white, then black. There are rectangular mortise holes on the sides of the head for the appendage tenons to fit into, and small holes along the edges. Each appendage is circular with an eight-petaled flower, a protruding circle at the centre, and three cobra projections emerging from the top.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
dye ?, paint and nux vomica wood ?
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh23

Mask of male face representing Maru Sanniya, the deamon of death, and also Riri Yaka, the deamon of blood. The face has protruding eyes, thick red lips, large white teeth and fangs, a moustache, and a long, pointed beard. The nose is slightly squared, and the face is painted black overall with white used to outline wrinkles on the forehead, and to highlight the nose, cheeks and eye sockets. Crescent shaped openings are located at the lower rims of the eye sockets. A cord is threaded through two holes either side of the mask, and one in the forehead.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, paint and hair
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh22

Mask Depicting Naga Kanya (who is the serpent virgin, a semi-human female serpent water spirit) with a pink face and a headdress formed by a large cobra head with its hood extended and three smaller cobra heads at the front and sides of the forehead. The face has thin black eyebrows, downward looking protruding eyes each with a crescent-shaped hole underneath, a pointed nose, elongated ears, and small red lips. The cobras are painted in different shades of grey and the scales are represented by overall cross-hatched black lines. Secondary colours detailing the features are white, red and black.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
nux vomica wood ?, paint and metal
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskEh117

Mask depicting a light greyish pink humanoid face with a raised brow ridge that shows the remains of painted black eyebrows, eyes that slant inwards under thick lids, a curved nose with small notstrils, a small mouth, and a protruding chin. There are two crescent-shaped holes, one under each eye, and two holes at the edge of the mask on either side. Twine made of plant fibre runs between the holes, and another length of twine is nailed to the mask at the top centre on the reverse side.

Culture
Sinhalese
Material
paint, wood and plant fibre
Made in
Sri Lanka
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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