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Standing figure with a large head, ringed neck, long torso, short legs, and large feet. The head shows a stylized coiffure with hanging aluminum rings, simple facial features, and a notched nose as well as incised scarification. The upper torso shows incised scarification and arms and hands are held close to the body. The lower torso is composed of multi-protrusions simulating a dress or a costume. The figure is carved from dense hardwood, is stained, and is highly patinated. A cord with beads encircles the figure.
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Face mask with raised eyebrows, small, stylized ears, and a wide-open mouth. The mask displays extensive incised scarification on the forehead and cheeks. The entire mask is coated with an encrusted patina and the areas around the eyes show discolored white kaolin.
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Flat-panel mask with a raised upper section showing a carved v-shaped coiffure, incised reverse V-shaped eyes, and a wide nose. The lower section of the panel shows an incised small horizontal mouth. The mask which was hung in a shrine is painted with dark red and black areas of pigment. There are also traces of white paint.
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A cult figure is composed of a head, torso, and flared base. The heart-shaped face has simple features including coffee-bean-shaped eyes, a long nose, and a simple horizontal mouth. The figure is carved from a light semi-hardwood and is coated with a mixture of white kaolin and palm oil.
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Face mask with domed forehead carved beard, coffee-bean-shaped eyes, prominent cheekbones, long nose, and open pursed mouth. The exterior of the mask is coated with a brown/gray patina which is encrusted. The interior is polished and patinated.
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Soft stone panel carved in the form of a face with deep-drilled eyes and incised facial features. This very unusual ritual object has an oil/waxy surface; it shows great age and wear.
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Narrow face mask with a long-notched nose, oval eyes, and an open mouth with simulated teeth. Mask has incised scarification, areas of red and brown pigment, and an encrusted patina. The reverse side of the mask shows a dark, and shiny patina.
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Long, narrow fetish mask on a custom base. The mask has a high domed head, large coffee bean eyes, a large triangle-shaped nose, and a large open mouth. The mask is carved from light-colored hardwood and is highly patinated; it shows areas of repair by the hands of people who actually used the mask.
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Figural knife with iron blade and hilt in the form of a kneeling woman. The figure shows a typical long coiffure, natural facial features a long neck, a long torso with vertical scarification, small breasts, and long arms touching the abdomen; she kneels on a pedestal. The figure is carved from semi-hardwood and is stained and patinated. The end of the metal blade is bent upward.
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Standing hermaphrodite figure with a large flat head, star-shaped eyes, a thin nose, a horizontal mouth with simulated teeth, and a thick-ringed neck. The figure shows long arms joined at the abdomen, female breasts and male and female genitalia, short legs, and small feet. The figure is carved from hardwood and is stained, and highly patinated.
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Small fetish mask with incised coiffure and natural facialfeatures. The mask shows incised scarification on the forehead, nose, and cheeks. It is carved from light semi-hardwood and is stained and highly patinated.
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Small fetish figure of size with a large head showing a hole for fetish materials and shallow incised facial features including eyes, nose, mouth, and scarification marks. The figure has a thick neck and torso ending in a flared base. The arms are out from the body and end with hands joined at the navel. Animal skin and hair encircle the torso. The figure is stained and shows wear and an encrusted patination.
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Small panel mask with a convex simian face, small ears, roundeyes, a flat nose with rectangular shaped nostrils, and a large smiling mouth. The face has an encrusted white kaolin surface, and the rest of the plank has a dark black/brown encrusted surface. The mask includes a custom base.
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Standing figure with a massive head, neck, and torso. The figure has narrow, close-fitting ears decorated with large ringed earrings made from aluminum and single beads. Facial features are created through incised and raised planes and include lozenge-shaped eyes and mouth. The torso shows a protruding ridge, pointed shoulders, and short hanging arms. The figure has short legs with protrusions and non-descript feet. A hemp cord with four cowrie shells encircles the waist. The figure is carved from dense hardwood and is stained and patinated.
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A face mask with an ornate headdress known as "pwoom Itok" is used in initiation ceremonies. The headdress is composed of fabric, fiber, feathers, and cowrie shells. The mask has a simulated hairline and beard, appointed forehead, bulging, protruding eyes surrounded by perforations, a large wide nose, and a small, stylized mouth. It is coated with a black encrusted pigment.
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Face mask in the form of a stylized animal with large ear-like protrusions on the head, elephant trunk, and elephant tusks. This mask which is greatly influenced by the Baule has delicate facial features including semi-closed eyes, a long narrow nose, a small, closed mouth, small ears, scarification around the eyes, and a simulated beard. The surface is patinated and encrusted and there are traces of Kaolin on the eyelids.
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Large face mask with stylized carved hair and ornaments, large protruding eyes, flat nose, horizontal eight-shaped mouth raised scarification and perforations below the eyes. The mask which shows great age and wear has an encrusted surface.
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Standing female figure of extremely ornate design. The figure has a large head surmounted by a tall complex headpiece, naturalistic facial features, a long neck, swollen breasts and abdomen, thin arms and legs, a large apron, and large feet. The entire figure is covered with raised scarification. It is carved from hardwood, is stained and patinated, and is coated with a red-brown powder (tekula).
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Standing male Butoka society figure of long cubistic form. The figure has a long head with a small top knot, a thick neck, very short arms, a long torso with a flared lower portion, male genitalia, and non-descript legs and feet. The face is simple with curved eyes, a long nose, and a small mouth with simulated teeth. Half of the face is painted red and the other half white kaolin. The figure is carved from hardwood, has a honey-colored patina, and is covered with red splotches. It is on a custom base.
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Face mask of deep form with natural facial features. The mask has a carved cap or hat with incised designs. Facial features include a heart-shaped face with coffee bean eyes, a strong nose, a mouth with carved upper teeth, and a pointed chin. The mask is painted with kaolin and accented with a red-brown natural pigment. The paintwork is discolored, worn, and encrusted.
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Face mask with a simple stylized coiffure, small C-shaped ears, oval eyes, a long nose with extensive notches, and an open mouth of muzzle shape. The mask which is carved from semi-hardwood has a red-brown encrusted surface with areas of black-brown pigment and a black patina; it shows extensive repairs which were done in the culture.
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Standing male medicine or healing figure with a large head containing a stylized headpiece with a hole drilled for fetish material. Facial features include coffee bean-shaped eyes and a large bulbous nose. The thick torso shows its arms and hands joined at the upper chest in a gesture of respect. The remainder of the body shows genitalia and non-descript legs and feet.
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Highly-stylized standing male fetish figure with a large animal horn mounted on top of its head and an animal skin skirt with a fiber belt. This well-carved figure shows a large head with classic Songye facial features including a smiling mouth with carved teeth and a square chin/beard, arms, and hands touching the abdomen, square ankles, and long feet standing on a dome-shaped base. The figure is carved from hardwood,
and is stained and patinated.
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Highly-stylized divination instrument composed of a large head and neck mounted on top of two bowed legs with feet resting on a dome-shaped pedestal. The face is of typical form with down-turned closed eyes, a wide nose, a large smiling mouth with carved teeth, and a square chin simulating a beard. The object is coated with a mixture of kaolin and palm oil, which is discolored and worn. Additional decoration includes neck beads and painted-over fiber cord.
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Face mask with fiber and cloth hood (rigid). The mask showsan incised coiffure and incised facial scarification. It shows half-moon-shaped ears a wide nose and a horizontal figure eight-shaped mouth with carved teeth. The large coffee-bean-shaped eyes are coated with kaolin. The mask is carved from hardwood and is stained and patinated.