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MaskK2.436

Wood mask with brass metal sheeting that has a pattern of repousse dots partly covering the mask. Incised lines on the wood forehead. Has horizontal, rectangular cut out eyes and a small mouth. Dangling from the forehead, there are three equally spaced long metal decorations, each with a red tassel. Surmounted by a chameleon.

Culture
Marka
Material
brass metal, wood and fibre
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureAg78

Standing female figure with a brown patina on a domed base. Thin face with a crested coiffure that extends down the neck. Straight nose with recessed eyes and semi-circular ears Has broad shoulders, conical breasts, a narrow torso, and protruding buttocks. Sharply bent knees. Carved with bracelets around the upper arms and the wrists. The body from the torso and up, is covered with scarification marks.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.254

Very plain equestrian figure. The rider has a large head with very deep set eyes and upraised brows above with a long, thin nose. Has oblong ears and a smooth ridge of hair that extends across the front to the back. The neck is thick, and the stomach is rounded. The arms rest at either side slightly bent at the elbows. Has short legs. The animal is small with an oblong head and short, stubby legs.

Culture
Malinke ?
Material
wood
Made in
Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.427

Plain form of a woman covered with sacrificial ? material. No eyes, but there are eye brows. The nose is in the shape of a downward pointing arrow. The mouth is a flat semi-oval. The neck is cylindrical. Has breasts and a navel. The long, thin arms rest at either side, bend forward at the elbows, bend downward at the wrists, and have the hands touch the bent knees.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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String PuppetAg74

Wooden marionette head of an antelope. No eyes; long, horizontal snout. Long, thin ears extend horizontally backward and have a hole at the tip. Incised with three sets of triple bands around the snout. Short, thick, hollow, cylindrical neck has a hole at either side.

Culture
Bamana
Material
wood
Made in
Segou, Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SwordK2.414 a-b

Sword (a) with leather scabbard (b). The sword handle is covered in red and black leather with a band of red leather and plant fibre weaving in a diagonal linear design, and a metal finial. The sword blade has three indented lines running lengthwise from near the blade base to nearly halfway down the blade. The scabbard is composed of several bands of alternating red and black leather, a section of mottled red and brown leather stamped with several bands of geometric pattern, another section of alternating red and black bands, and a black laterh tip stamped with linear designs.

Culture
Malinke
Material
leather skin, metal, fibre, plant fibre and dye
Made in
Sierra Leone ? or Mali ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.34

Dark-coloured figure with some geometric linear decoration around the body and the upper portions. Oblong head has diagonal, narrow eyes, flaring nostrils, and a wide mouth. From the breasts, the arms extend upward with the flat, long-fingered hands at an angle. Legs are bent slightly at the knees.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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HeaddressK2.217

Woven palm fibre cap with a carved stylized antelope figure lashed to the top. Incised line patterns on face, body and horns; nails for eyes; elongated antlers.

Culture
Bamana
Material
metal, palm leaf, leather skin and wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureK2.440

Plain, polished surface-figure of a man with upraised arms in a v-shape with a curve in between. The circular eyes are deep set. The pointed forehead extends into a central ridge connecting with the nose. The mouth is flat. The belly is oblong and rounded. The legs are short and squat. On a base.

Culture
Dogon
Material
wood
Made in
Mali
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe1714/4

Large, rectangular, woven heavy fabric. Fourteen rectangular strips sewn together horizontally, woven in two pieces, joined at centre. Overall pattern of alternating blue and white squares. On either side, five squares of geometric designs in blue, brown, yellow and white. Blue and white checked panels at either end with either white and brown or yellow, brown and blue flowers on them. Fringe along either end.

Culture
Tuareg
Material
cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Mali ? or Niger ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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