Sorcerer’s Basket
Container finely woven from raffia, used by a sorcerer in magical and divinatory ceremonies.
MYA-10
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Reliquary
Basket intended to hold ancestral relics, usually a piece of bone.
RLC-29
Reliquary
Raffia-woven relic basket with a circular base. The reliquary guardian follows all the stylistic conventions of the Sangu.
RLC-30
Reliquary
Reliquary formed by the box, empty, intended to contain the relics relics, on which is a representation of an ancestor, whose cheeks…
RLC-31
Reliquary Style Shamaye
Reliquary Kota Obamba of the so-called sub-style Shamaye, in which the lateral fins appear more discreetly with the tips slightly outward-facing.
RLC-32
Female Statue
Women are a symbol of social life as they are the essential link in the lineage, the backbone of the family and…
EFM-51
Sacrificer
Elegant and artistic figure of sacrificing in charge of making sacrifices destined to the cult of the ancestors and to the different…
EMS-52
Maternity
The figure of motherhood is one of the oldest and most representative in Africa.
MTR-21
Fetish
Yaka anthropomorphic statues have apotropaic virtues, protecting their owners by turning evil away from them.
FET-42
Hanging Passport
Passport mask elaborated by the procedure of lost wax, with profusion of details.
BR-12
Female Statue
Because of the scarifications she carries in her womb, she is a young woman who is aware of her next motherhood, as…
EFM-52
Terracotta
They live in northern Cameroon east of Nigeria. Your statues tThey are recognizable by their heart-shaped faces and their disproportionate heads.
TRRC-45
Twin Mask
Impressive mask meant to honor gemality.
GML-26
Anthropomorphic pipe
The pipe is a prestigious object, essentially masculine, that indicates the rank of its owner.
PIP-4
Bridestool stool
Object, coming from the region of Gaona, called interchangeably wedding stool or courtship, since it has a symbolic use during the celebration…
BRN-124
Princess
For the serene and majestic bearing and his headdress in the form of tiara there is no doubt that it is a…
EFM-53
Votive Figure
Former piece of tribal use. These pieces are the object of worship and libations in family altars.
EMS-54
Face Mask Allure
They represent spiritual power or “Yu”. Their artistic canons are quite similar to those of their neighbors.
MFAZ-68
Mask with Pico De Pajaro
The Kran are located in southern Liberia and border to the south-west of Ivory Coast, in fact Gueréof the latter country, belong…
MFZ-25
Chief, Notable or Ancestor
Beautiful statue baulé with profusion of details and abundant scarifications on face and back.
EMS-55
Maternity
Beautiful maternal figure in dark fired clay.
MTR-22
Mask of the Kore
KoréIt is the spirit of the waters.
MFAZ-69
Mmascara Mwaash A-Booy
The mask Mwaash A-Mbooy or Moshambwooy, represents sister and wife of Woot, ancestor from whom the great family comes KubaThey were called.
MFANT-138
Mouse Oracle
It is a wooden container, with two floors inside.
OYA-6
