Kundi Arched Harp
Four-stringed harp built from an ox horn. Its neck, with a dark brown patina, is topped by an anthropomorphic head.
CORD-5
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Slot Bell
Bells and bells, both metallic and wooden, besides having their use in playful and religious ceremonies are a valuable instrument used by…
IDIOF-14
Caryatid Drum
Drum held by a woman sitting on a stool.
MEMB-2
Caryatid Drum
Drum supported by an elephant acting as a caryatid, a symbol of Côte d’Ivoire.
MEMB-3
Awale
The body contour of the awalé is formed by toads carved in wood with arms semi-lifted in attitude of being holding the…
JGS-1
Awale
Although it seems to go back more than a thousand years it is difficult to specify the age of awalé, game spread…
JGS-2
Awale
Although it seems to go back more than a thousand years it is difficult to specify the age of awalé, game spread…
JGS-3
Awoko
the awokois a small instrument of music of the so-called scrapers.
IDIOF-15
Maternity
Mother seated on a typically Senufo stool to signify her rank, breastfeeding her child.
MTR-35
Maternity
Former ancestor figure under the appearance of a mother sitting breastfeeding her child.
MTR-36
Queen Mother
Delicate Agni figure that recalls the aesthetics of the Baulé, his relatives of the Akan group.High-ranking personage as denoted by the dya…
MTR-37
Maternity
The mother is seated on the traditional dya, throne or stool of the Akan peoples.
MTR-38
Paleocures
This name is given to cauris, ceramic beads, bronze handles and bracelets, small bronze or iron bars, tools and tools of tillage,…
MND-7
Couple
Magnificent Guro carving of a man and a woman. Unlike masks, Guro statuary is very rare.
PAR-7
Betise
They get the name of betise(from French nonsense or silly) statuettes Lobi in which a couple makes love, being a member of…
PAR-8
Royal couple
Bangwa specialize in statuary rather than masks, giving movement by breaking classical verticality and bending legs.
PAR-9
Cimera Jano
The ekoi or ejagam are a Bantu village established in Cameroon and mainly in Nigeria, in the Cross River area.
MCYC-36
Male Crest
Male head made of skin. In the past, the Ekoi made these heads from those of their enemies and from human skins.
MCYC-37
Kola Box
Box for kola nuts offered to visitors on arrival as a sign of hospitality.
BRN-72
Kuduo or Jewellery Box
Container made using the lost-wax process, from Buaké. An elephant, a symbol of the country, appears on the lid.
RCPT-6
Bottle of Cosmetics
In addition to their usefulness as cosmetic cans, they also serve to store ointments that constitute true magic ointments intended to protect…
RCPT-7
Cosmetics Boat
In addition to their usefulness as cosmetic cans, they also serve to store ointments that constitute true magic ointments intended to protect…
RCPT-8
Peasant
PEASANT WITH A BASKET RESTING ON HIS HIP AND A HOE ON HIS SHOULDER.
PFG-15
Woman Pounding Millet
Woman stacking, surely millet or preparing futu, in mortar.
PFG-16
