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CharmAf523

Oval-shaped head with incised carved grooves denoting hair. Inset forehead, crescent-shaped eyes, thin triangular nose, and small pursed lips.

Culture
Dan ?
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Heddle PulleyAg67 a-b

Bird-shaped figure in the formation of a v-shape. No eyes, but has a beak with a hole through the side of the neck. The belly projects outward with a ridge along the middle. A small tail is at the back. The legs form a v-shape and each have a hole through them. On a base (part b).

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood and resin
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Gold WeightAf588

Metal figure of a female breast feeding a child on her left side. Her eyes are outlined with brows above. She has a nose and a mouth. Her hair is swept back upward and downward. She sits on a cylindrical object. The child has curly hair.

Culture
Akan ?
Material
brass metal
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskAf587

Mask representation. Oval-shaped face with broad forehead, cut-out oval-shaped eyes, broad, pointed nose, full pursed lips, and pointed chin. Overall colour is brown and reddish-brown.

Culture
Dan
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hair CombAf577

Comb with a handle shaped from the torso of a human with no arms. Oval-shaped head protrudes from the top of the flared frame. Five teeth extend from the tapered end of the flared torso frame. There are incised geometric designs on the front and back of the torso. The human has well defined facial features.

Culture
West African
Material
wood
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure1373/22

Bateba figure. Tall standing human with a thin ridge along the top of the head. The eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth are carved outward. The shoulders are squared with the arms hanging down to the side and the palms of the hands facing outward. There are two upside down triangle shapes pointing downward from the top of the shoulders. The belly is rounded with a protruding belly button. The stand is painted black.

Culture
Lobi
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/21

Dark brown wooden humanoid mask with two vertical, cylindrical appendages attached to the cheeks. Large, semicircular handle-shaped protrusion attached at either side of the forehead arcs over a protruding rectangular knob atop the head. Two flat, rectangular "ears" protrude from the sides of the head.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and stain
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/10

A brown wood mask of two faces in a side-by-side mirror image and crowned by a hornbill(?) pecking in between them. The eyes are cut out. A possible staining technique could have been used to create darker effects.

Culture
Senufo
Material
wood and stain ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask1373/3

Dark-brown coloured oval-shaped human portrait mask with two birds with long necks, zigzag patterned wings and bent legs attached to the top of the head. Face has a scalloped edge on forehead and is decorated with engraved triangular-shaped patterns. Eyebrows are arched, eyes have thin slits, nose is narrow and pointed, and mouth is small and closed. Attached around the perimeter of the face is a cut-out triangular attachment.

Culture
West African
Material
wood and paint ?
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Heddle Pulley921/1

Wood piece with a handle and a y-shaped with two holes at either sides on the other end. Horizontal square pattern on one side. Horizontal triangular pattern on other side. Hole in middle of handle.

Culture
Baule
Material
wood
Made in
Cote d'Ivoire
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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