
Helmet Mask
Masks with human faces represent “Lighthouse“ Creator and guide of the universe.
MCYC-8
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Masks with human faces represent “Lighthouse“ Creator and guide of the universe.
MCYC-8

Natural color wooden passport mask with patina of time. The Bambara treat their masks as if they were people.
MPS-3

The Bambara treat their masks as if they were people.
MFG-14

The Bambara treat their masks as if they were people.
MFAZ-12

It belongs to the secret troh society, presided over by a council of nine notables.
MFANT-47

Mask from the Yamusukro region, which respects the artistic canons of the ethnic group.
MFANT-48

Baulé mask of the so-called "colon". Fine sculpture that is undoubtedly due to a great sculptor of influence Guro.
MFANT-49

The Gelede cult, practiced mainly by the Yoruba Westerners, it is a cult in honor of living or deceased elderly women.
MCYC-9

This helmet mask carries to one side a sculpture representing a founding member of the female clan and on the other side…
MCYC-10

It's a mask belonging to the griots. Sing the praises of the boss’s family only.
MFANT-50

It is part of the hunter masks, probably from the Ibi Babongo region.
MFANT-51

Decorated with triangular motifs, especially on the forehead and chin, painted red, white and black.
MCYC-11

Nose elongated between six pairs of tubular eyes. They are the incarnation of an ancestor.
MFANT-52

Hard to differentiate from the masks of their neighbours the Krus of Ivory Coast.
MFANT-53

The masks Ibibio belong to the “ekpo” and “idiong” societies.
MSOAL-2

Mask painted with kaolin that over time offers a dirty white on which stand out black hair, lips and important black nose…
MFANT-54

Dirty white mask. Highlights black hair with a front flange.
MFANT-55

Mask with scarifications on the cheeks and forehead with a very elaborate hairstyle, on which stands a head.
MFANT-56

The mask of initiation, of the so-called Lukungun, that is, they can belong to private owners and be transmitted between relatives who…
MFANT-57

Initiating mask, with stratifications in the temples and in the eyebrow.
MFANT-58

Related to the Kota They live in the north of the People's Republic of Congo and in the northeast of Gabon.
MFANT-59

Related to the Kota They live in the north of the People's Republic of Congo.
MFANT-60

Related to the Kota They live in the northern part of the People's Republic of Congo and in the eastern part of…
MFZ-6

Located mainly in Gabon, the Fang there are also Equatorial Guinea and southern Cameroon.
MFANT-61