Nlo Byeri
the Byeri He is not or represents the ancestor, he is the guardian who guards his relics, pieces of skull essentially, with…
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Nlo Byeri
the Byeri He is not or represents the ancestor, he is the guardian who guards his relics, pieces of skull essentially, with…
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Nlo Byeri
the Byeri He is not or represents the ancestor, he is the guardian who guards his relics, pieces of skull essentially, with…
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Female eyema byeri
The so-called cult of Byeri, or Melan rite, is a family ceremony that initiates novices into ancestor worship after purification ceremonies.
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Reliquary
Like the Bakota and Fang, a Punu figure acts as guardian of an ancestor’s relics held inside the container.
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Head of Queen Mother Iyoba
Terracotta head of a queen mother with a pointed headdress. It is a reproduction of the classic bronze heads.
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Funerary Urn Head
Terracotta head with an elongated neck, used to close funerary urns containing ancestral remains.
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Head of Urna Funeraria
Excavations carried out over the years 1983 revealed some funerary reliquaries or urns that appeared in the necropolis.
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Head
Since the 1970s, there has been a knowledge of a culture developed over the centuries.
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Female Figure
By the pro-eminent navel and the incipient breasts could be the representation of a young woman, as well as the bracelets she…
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Gelede Maternity
The Gelede cult, practiced mainly by the Yoruba Westerners, it is a cult in honor of living or deceased elderly women.
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Young Warrior Ikenga
Young initiated with his warrior attributes.
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Head A Lo Jano
Double-sided head to the Janus.
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Androgynous Figure
Male statue of androgynous appearance, as shown by the male genitals and developing breasts.
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Jug
An artistic fired-clay jug with dark brown pigmentation and abundant decoration.
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Urna Funeraria
Since the 1970s, there has been a knowledge of a culture developed over the centuries.
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Ointment Vessel
Small Djenné vessel from the Niger valley, intended to hold medicinal, magical or cosmetic substances for women.
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Ointment Vessel
Terracotta ointment vessel, intended to hold or prepare medicinal or magical substances.
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Ointment Vessel
A pot of ointments intended to contain magical substances for ritual celebrations or cosmetic substances for use by women.
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Ointment Vessel
Small terracotta vessel intended to hold medicinal ointments for healing, magical substances, or cosmetics to enhance women’s beauty.
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Ointment Vessel
Small vessel with an amphora-shaped body, intended to hold medicinal or magical ointments for use in divination practices.
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Head
Terracotta head, undoubtedly a fragment of a full-length statue.
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Anthropomorphic Figure
Anthropomorphic figure in heavy ferruginous terracotta. Arms along the body slightly flexed and missing part of the legs.
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Figure of Woman
These statuettes come from the Djenne region, the nearest city to the archaeological site “Jenne-Jeno”, (formerly Djenne), in the Niger Valley.
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