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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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Mask3420/35

Yatenga mask has spherical face covered in a repeating triangle pattern with diamond cutout eye holes within a white horizontal band. Extending down from the face is a long black rectangular mouth with carved red concentric triangles on top. A large projection extends up from the face mask with slit down centre. It is painted with a large repeating triangle design. There is a cloth tie attached to either side of the face, and a wooden bite bar through the interior.

Culture
Mossi
Material
wood and paint
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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Mask3420/21

Carved and painted mask. The face mask section has a sunken lower face with a strong brow ridge, two triangular cutout eye holes, a thin nose and a small pouted mouth. Large pointed ears extend up and the forehead is decorated with a single raised line down the centre. The superstructure is a female figure with projecting breasts, square shoulders, arms bent at the elbow with one hand on her leg and the other holding a ceramic vessel on her head.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Monkey Mask3420/13

Monkey mask carved of wood and painted. White mask has a flat face, with sunken bright pink rectangular sections on either side of the nose, and cutout rectangular eyes. Seated white monkey figure has thin curved torso with long arms that rest on its knees. Its face and front are painted black. The monkey has slit eyes, a long triangular nose and mouth.

Culture
Dogon
Material
pigment ?, wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plank Mask3420/31

Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The white face has two widely spaced concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth. There is a black with red tip downward-curving projection attached to the diamond-shaped panel above the head. Diamond-shaped panels connect both ends of the long rectangular board. The board is painted with five sections of geometric designs in black or dark red on a white background. The centre section is checkerboard, with large concentric X designs, and then surmounted by a crescent-shape.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plank Mask3420/30 a-b

Plank mask (part a) with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The white face has two widely spaced concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth, both within a ring of repeating red triangles. There is a black with red tip downward-curving projection attached to the diamond-shaped panel above the head. Diamond-shaped panels connect both ends of the long rectangular board. The board is painted with geometric and zoomorphic shapes in black or dark red on a white background. Surmounted by a crescent-shape. Long brown plant fibre hair (part b) is attached across the back of the face mask, and hangs down.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plank Mask3420/28

Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The face has two large concentric circle eyes outlined in repeating triangles, and a large tubular mouth. A diamond-shaped panel, with a black rectangle and off-centred white circle within, connects the mask to the long rectangular board. The board is painted with geometric shapes in dark brown-red and black on a white background. Surmounted by a crescent-shape.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Plank Mask3420/26

Plank mask with circular face and tall, vertical superstructure. The face has two large concentric circle eyes, and a small tubular mouth within a painted triangle. Long orange plant fibre hair is attached at the back of the face mask with blue cords, and hangs down. There is a black downward-curving projection attached at the centre of the forehead. Diamond-shaped panels connect both ends of the long rectangular board. The board is painted with geometric and zoomorphic shapes in black or dark red on a white background. Surmounted by a crescent-shape.

Culture
Bwa
Material
wood, paint and plant fibre
Made in
Burkina Faso
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask3420/22

Carved and painted mask. The rectangular face section has two sunken rectangular areas on either side of the nose ridge, two rectangular cutout eye holes, and small pointed ears. The forehead is decorated with X's, creating a repeating diamond and triangle design that continues down each side of the face. The designs are painted dark red and black. The superstructure is a female figure with projecting breasts, square shoulders, arms bent at the elbow and held out to the sides. Her left forearm is shaped like a large ladle. She is wearing a red fibre skirt. She has red crest-like hair, and an earring in her left ear.

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