132-B6-3 | UNI Museum @ Rod Library

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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	2006.13.0005	Mask	Carved wooden mask. Includes facial features and beard. Hair and eyelids are painted on. There is scarification around the eyes. Has three carved bird heads coming out of the top. The additional texturing is hair, made into tight braids.
2	2008.4.0015	Mask	Mblo Mask. Large erect ears, concave, painted white on concave portion. Zig-zag and striation pattern between top of head and forehead. Same pattern forms half circles on sides of mask. 4 diamond scar marks at corner of eyes. 3 diamonds carved between eyebrows. Large protruding eyes, top lid painted white. Eye slits carved. Closed mouth painted white. Zig-zag beard along sides. Trunk and two tusks protrude from below chin. Tusks painted white. Portion of trunk possibly broken. Pigment flaking. Tip of left ear slightly chipped. Back side of rim gouged.
3	2008.4.0016	Mask	Mblo Mask. Large erect ears, concave, painted white on concave portion. Zig-zag and striation pattern between top of head and forehead. Same pattern forms half circles on sides of mask. 4 diamond scar marks at corner of eyes. 3 diamonds carved between eyebrows. Large protruding eyes, top lid painted white. Eye slits carved. Closed mouth painted white. Zig-zag beard along sides. Trunk and two tusks protrude from below chin. Eyelids not painted. White residue on right cheek. Tip of ear damaged. Dirt around nose and eyebrows. Pigment flaking.
4	2008.4.12	Mask	Baule Mblo Mask in guru style. Curving horns on top. Kneeling female figure grasping horns. Figure wearing 2 shells on braided fiber necklace. Beaded string wrapped 4 times around waist. Snake carved from forehead, extending down to chin of mask. Both horns and animal have deeply carved striations. Pigment remains on tips of horns and portions of carved animal. Mask is mostly flat under carved animal. Slitted eyes, small erect ears, rectangular combs on either side of mask. Pigment peeling and chipped, flaking off.