Terracotta Funeral and Divinatory
Terracotta figures that do not usually exceed 25 centimetres and which are intended to commemorate an ancestor or a founding hero of…
TRRC-47
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Funeral and Divinatory Figure
Terracotta figures that do not usually exceed 25 centimetres and which were intended to commemorate an ancestor or a founding hero of…
TRRC-48
Ibedji
In the case of ”ibeji“ In Yoruba, ” “ibedji” means “twin”, if one or both twins die, the mother, on the advice…
GML-6
Ibedji
In the case of ”ibeji“ In Yoruba, ” “ibedji” means “twin”, if one or both twins die, the mother, on the advice…
GML-7
Asie Usu
It is the geniuses or spirits of nature that can intervene in the world of humans by granting them their favors or…
EMS-60
Terracotta Zoomorpha
Civilization Sao spread for almost a millennium of the fifth centuries before Christ to the century XVI mainly in Chad in an…
TRRC-49
Head Anthropomorphic
Small anthropomorphic head with a granular aspect. It can represent an ancestor and be the object of worship in family altars.
TRRC-50
Anthropozoomorphic Vessel
Vase with human features and bird beak. The handles of the container are formed by hands and very short arms.
TRRC-51
Oil Lamp
In their ceremonies they worship the land and ancestors by pouring corn beer on the ground and on the tombs, as a…
TRRC-53
Kifwebe mask
The Luba mask is very similar to the Kifwebé female mask of the Songyé, but more rounded, although the male mask also…
MFANT-142
Elephant Mask
Small ethnic group with only 30.000 persons along the Cameroonian border with Nigeria, occupying the Donga.
MFZ-26
Head of Queen Iyoba
The commemorative heads seem to date from the time of the Ogiso, as the kings of Igodomigodo were called, the name given…
BRN-59
Hunter’s whistle
For the African hunter, the whistle is as important as his hunting weapons: his bow, spear or old, rustic shotgun made by…
AER-1
Nkissi
The Nkissi statues of the Kongolike all Nkissi, they are protective figures that acquire their strength and power after being loaded by…
MYA-12
Nkissi
The Nkissi statues of the Kongolike all Nkissi, they are protective figures that acquire their strength and power after being loaded by…
MYA-21
Altar Mask
The people Tikar, of Bantu origin, is a village of Grassland, it is formed by 300.000 individuals, established in different population centres…
BRN-60
Altar Mask
The people Tikar, of Bantu origin, is a village of Grassland, it is formed by 300.000 individuals, established in different population centres…
BRN-61
Guerrero
The artists in Binin City were organized into corporations living in opposite neighborhoods.
BRN-62
Zauli mask
The word Zaulí designates both the mask and the traditional dance of the country.
MFAZ-71
Fetish
Powerfully magical objects of secret societies, particularly in Grassland.
FET-45
Mask Passport Zamblé
Passport mask that mimics the style of the mask zamblé. It's a stylized war-related antelope mask.
MPS-34
Mask Passport Dan Mahou
Passport masks are usually reproduction of large masks. In this case we are facing the reproduction of a mask dan mahou.
MPS-35
Mask Ventral Passport
Small passport mask that reproduces a ventral mask. Belly or ventral masks are used by different ethnic groups to represent motherhood.
MPS-36
Mukuyi mask
It's a mask that represents the female face of a young woman.
MFANT-144
