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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	2021-19-11	Mask	This is a Guro mask from the Ivory Coast. It is made of wood and fairly heavy. The face has two thin eye slits under false open eyes. There is one long eyebrows above the eyes that is comprised of small squares. The nose is long and leads to a small open mouth with white spiked teeth protruding from the lips. On the forehead and sides of the face are black pieces of wood in a row. The entire face is painted red. On top of the mask is a multiple patterned hairdo made of black wood and carved with lines. A small quiff is at the center of the piece. Two handles are seen on the far sides of the forehead, surrounded by patterned hairdo. Holes are drilled on sides of mask.
2	2021-19-15	Mask	This is a zamble mask made from the Guro people of the Ivory Coast. Zamble masks combine animal and human features, and are typically worn at festivals and funerals. The mask has two large horns that jut from the forehead. They have a light brown stripe in the middle of the two black sides of each horn. On the forehead are three carved wood squares with two vertical lines in each. The eyes are a light brown circle with an almond shaped pupil, with an eye slit in both. There is a small ridge on the nose. The nose continues down into diamond patterns. The mask features a snout or a long mouth. There are triangle shaped teeth carved into each lip. The tongue is carved from the wood. Some evidence of wood splitting. The mask has six drilled holes on the rim.
3	2021-19-19	Mask	This is a Guro mask from the Ivory Coast. It features a slim face painted red. There are two upturned eyes that are painted gold on the waterline. The mask has two small ears on the sides of the head. There is a long, thin nose, a wide philtrum, and small jutting lips. The chin of the mask features a scaled creature head that is painted gold. There are four wood protrusions on both sides of the face, and the mask also have two carving marks on the cheeks. On the forehead, in the center, there is a square cut in three parts right above the eyebrows. A gold line is painted where the hair starts. The hair detail on this mask features lines etched into rolling hill shaped hair. On top of the hair is a long, decorated handle. It contains a wider base, some vertical lines, then the handle is carved to the side. The mask has six drill holes along the rim. There are two points of wood cracking on the mask.