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Painting3527/11

Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract linear and geometric motifs painted across surface; done in black. Top half of painting has vertical lines across width; smaller vertical lines frame either side of large ones. Bottom half of painting is divided into two sections, separated by a straight line with protruding diagonal lines at top. Left side has groupings of short plain lines, "X"'s, and curved lines framing straight lines throughout; one twisted ladder-like shape in top left corner. Right side of bottom half has long twisted ladder-like designs along width. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.

Culture
Mbuti
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3527/28

Rectangular piece of barkcloth with various abstract designs painted across surface; done in black. Top third of painting depicts a large tree framed by two smaller plants; small bird resting on upper branch of large tree. Middle section of painting is decorated with intersecting lines; circles and diamonds spread throughout, covering multiple points where lines meet. Bottom section of painting has a diamond-like grid with vertical lines evenly spaced throughout; "X"'s along lengths of straight lines. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.

Culture
Mbuti
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3527/21

Square piece of barkcloth with abstract geometric and linear designs painted across surface; done in black. Painting is divided into nine sections with borders on the left and right sides; five sections across top half of painting, four on bottom. Borders are decorated with grids and plain lines; sections on left side of painting are decorated with intersecting lines. Sections on right side of painting have diamond-like grids; diamonds are a mix of plain, decorated with lines, or have plant-like motifs in their centres. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.

Culture
Mbuti
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3527/19

Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract linear motifs painted across surface; done in black. Entire painting is filled with an assortment of intersecting lines of varying types and widths. Irregular shapes throughout pattern, that are decorated with plain lines and grids. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.

Culture
Mbuti
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3527/9

Rectangular piece of barkcloth with various abstract designs painted across surface; done in black. Top half of painting is divided into two horizontal sections. Upper section has groupings of three or four lines spaced throughout; circle with triangle painted in top right corner. Lower section consists of rows of triangles, decorated with horizontal lines. Top row of triangles connected to second row with vertical lines, second and third row separated by wide band with protruding vertical lines, and third and fourth row have curved "X"'s and plain lines in between them. Bottom half of painting is divided into two sections, each with similar pattern; division is three plain lines through middle. Pattern consists of wide bands, made up of three or four lines, curving across surface; smaller groupings of plain lines throughout. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.

Culture
Mbuti
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3527/3

Rectangular piece of barkcloth with various abstract designs painted across surface; done in black. Top half of painting has long columns along width, with smaller lines throughout interior; ladder-like design extends down from top edge, in centre of section. Groupings of plain and hooked lines are in between the columns. Bottom half of painting has wide bands, with smaller lines throughout interior, along right side. Two straight lines extend from middle of painting to bottom edge, along left side and down centre; arrow-like motifs along their lengths. Diagonal and curved lines extend from each straight line, connecting them together; groupings of plain lines and "X"'s throughout designs. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.

Culture
Mbuti
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3527/23

Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract geometric designs painted across surface; done in black. Design consists of bands with irregularly-shaped diamonds; negative space between diamonds and edges of bands are filled with diagonal and horizontal lines. Top and bottom bands have plain lines cutting through the middle; top band has three lines, bottom has two. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.

Culture
Mbuti
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3527/6

Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract linear designs painted across surface; done in black. Top half of painting is covered in wide bands with designs of intersecting lines; top band pattern is only horizontal lines. Bottom half of painting is divided into three vertical sections; each section divided by three plain lines. Left and right sides have grid-like designs; middle section is filled with intersecting lines of different widths. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.

Culture
Mbuti
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3527/27

Rectangular piece of barkcloth with diamond-like grids painted across surface; done in black. Grid on top half of painting alternates between diamond-like shapes decorated with lines and ones with stars in their centres. Grid on bottom half of painting has a mix of plain diamond-like shapes and others decorated with small trident-like shapes in their centres. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.

Culture
Mbuti
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Painting3527/25

Rectangular piece of barkcloth with abstract twisted ladder-like designs painted across surface; done in black. Diamonds, triangles and comb-like shapes spread throughout patterns. Back of barkcloth is undecorated.

Culture
Mbuti
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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