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Mask2960/22

Mwana pwo dance mask with long reed-like hair. The female face is carved of a single piece of wood; the facial features protrude. The eyes are almost closed, with thin slits; the surrounding eye area is emphasized. The nose is small with a thin bridge, the mouth also small and contains small carved teeth. Facial scarring is indicated under the eyes and across the cheeks. The forehead is decorated in incised motifs and line patterns. Ears a small, each with a large hole in the lobe. Attached to the wood face panel is a thick netting of grass that covers the back of the head, with a braid encircling the chin. Attached to the net by long twists of grass are cut pieces of hollow bamboo reeds, strung on to hang like hair.

Culture
Chokwe
Material
wood, grass, plant fibre and bamboo grass
Made in
Angola ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Headdress Figure2960/20

Portrait mask. From an unpainted and hollowed half sphere base emerges a long neck and head, painted white. The face holds red eyes outlined in black, with lines of black underneath, and thick black brows above. Between the brows is a small black and red decoration. The nose protrudes, with a wide bridge and slightly flared nostrils. The mouth is open and shows several white teeth. The lips are red and black. Long lines of black extend from the corners of the mouth to the sides of the face at an upward angle. A large headdress sits atop the head, with three triangular pieces extending down to the neck at sides of face and back of head. Two large curved horns crown the headdress, painted black and light blue. The black portion is ribbed. Several small holes are bored through the base of the piece at regular intervals.

Culture
Igbo ?
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Nigeria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2960/19

Carved wooden portrait mask. The face is flat and broad, with a small rounded mouth above a prominent pointed beard, with vertical line decoration and two holes in the tip. The nose is small, with two large closed eyes to either side with wide slits for viewing holes. Brows are incised and rounded. Hair is indicated at the top of the mask by a checkered pattern carved into the wood. A series of small, regularly sized holes puncture the bottom portion of face at the edge. A support of crossed bark strips creates a stiff grid at the back of the mask, to which pieces of a canvas-like material are attached to cover the wearers head. Feathers are sewn to the fabric on the right side.

Culture
Dan ?
Material
wood, bark, cotton fibre ?, feather and metal
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2960/17

Carved wooden mask with a long, rectangular face and a rounded snout. The open mouth has several long sharp wooden teeth (holes in the upper and lower jaws indicate several teeth may be missing). From a concave upper lip protrudes a large rectangular nose with a small piece of rust coloured fabric tied through a hole in the tip. Large eyes are bored through the wood on either side of the nose and beneath a large bulging forehead decorated with lines and criss-crosses. On the crown of the head is a wooden outcropping, laying between two large mule-like ears standing straight up, each with many small holes on the inward side, regularly placed. The inside of the mask is hollowed out with string holes on either side.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood and paint
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2960/16

Wooden mask has a pointed chin, protruding lips with a hole bored through at centre, a small protruding nose, and wide eyes, almost closed, with viewing slits cut through the wood. The forehead is smooth and large, bulging at top. The sides of the face, chin and forehead curve sharply away from the face. Several regularly spaced holes are bored through the edges of the mask. The interior is smoothly hollowed.

Culture
Dan
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2960/14

Carved wooden face mask topped by curved horns. The face is flat with a narrow rounded chin, widening toward the forehead. The mouth is small with protruding lips and a hole bored through the centre. To each side is a set of raised horizontal lines. The nose is wide at the nostrils and thin at the bridge. A diagonal line decorates the cheek to each side. Eyes are closed with wide curved slits as viewing holes. The brow is decorated with cross hatching. A raised line sits between the browns and extends to the top of the head, between two large, concave, inwardly curing horns that are ridged at bottom, smooth at top. Along the sides of the mask are four differently shaped protuberances, oval, rounded, square with horizontal lines, and leg shaped with ridges at the bottom. The interior of the mask is hollowed out, and has a set of evenly placed holes around the outer edge.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire and Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bracelet2960/13

Fabric bracelet decorated with monkey teeth. The bracelet is made of a pieces of a woven grey fabric (possibly at one time white?), with thin stripes of green-grey running horizontally. On the interior, the pieces are connected by several strands of a fine, light coloured cord. The exterior of the bracelet is decorated with two lines of small money’s teeth, 123 in all, each with a tiny hole bored through it, all strung onto cords which are sewn to the bracelet.

Culture
Ashaninka
Material
cotton fibre and monkey tooth
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Container2960/12 a-c

Small container made of a gourd. Part ‘a’ is the gourd which is long and bulbous at the bottom, narrowing at the long neck, with a small opening at top. Wrapped string and pitch surround the rim, and a white paste residue is inside the mouth. Part ‘b’ is a long and relatively straight stick that is inserted into the container. The bottom two-thirds is a bleached white colour, while the top is a light brown with a shiny finish. The top is carved into a handle. Part ‘c’ is a round, gold metal cap that sits on the mouth of the gourd to prevent the lid from falling into the container.

Culture
Ashaninka
Material
gourd fruit, wood and metal
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tunic2960/10

A man's tunic or poncho-style garment. The tunic is rectangular, and made up of four pieces of cloth that are sewn together at the sides of the garment as well as at the centre front and centre back. The fabric has vertical dark and light brown stripes. Holes are placed in the top sides for arms, and a small V is cut in the neck at front and back.

Culture
Ashaninka
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Textile2960/8

Rectangular textile, dyed black, with a faint horizontal line visible down the centre in red and green. The centre of the piece is decorated with embroidery and applique in a light tan colour. The applique is in a large, repeating H-style motif with the embroidery applied inside and around the applique in lines and loose V-shapes. The stitching is visible on the back of the fabric.

Culture
Shipibo and Conibo
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Pulcallpa, Ucayali, Peru
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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