Colone
The term “colon” applies in African art to small statues that take their origin in the colonial era, the most significant being…
COL-43
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Female Statue
Delicate statue of a young girl with developing breasts and her hands at her sides.
EFM-67
Women’s Guardian Spirit
MUMUYE STATUS Mumuye blacksmiths sculpt longline, heavy-wood statues of women, called iagalagana they are kept in huts owned by families and…
EFM-69
Igalagana Women’s Guardian Spirit
MUMUYE STATUS Mumuye blacksmiths sculpt longline, heavy-wood statues of women, called iagalagana they are kept in huts owned by families and…
EFM-70
Kebekebe Puppet
One of their principal gods is Ebongo, whose material effigy appears in a major artistic production: polychrome wooden heads, sometimes with…
EMS-66
Kebekebe Puppet
One of their most important gods is Ebongo, whose material effigy appears in a major artistic production: polychrome wooden heads, sometimes with…
EMS-67
Biiga Doll
The so-called Biiga dolls are manufactured by the Mossi Bulsa region.
FRT-33
Votive Figure
The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
FIV-12
Bocio
These objects principally protect individuals or communities against sorcery that could cause epidemics, war, malnutrition or illness.
FET-52
Janus-type Nkissi Fetish
The statues Minkissi ( sing.: Nkissi) of the Kongo, like all the Nkissi, are protective figures that acquire their strength and power…
FET-53
Horn of fortune teller
Horn of a koba or male Hippotragus, “horse antelope”, containing seeds to mark divination rhythms.
MYA-19
Divination Snake
Snake used in divination, depicting the spitting cobra common in West Africa.
MYA-20
Fetish
These small figures are sometimes attached to large kissi as amulets and are also used separately in divinatory practices.
FET-54
Votive Figure
The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
FIV-13
Fetishes (Pair)
Powerfully magical objects of secret societies, particularly in the Grassland.
FET-55
Fetish
Powerful magical objects of secret societies, particularly in the Grassland and especially Bafousam.
FET-56
Pair of Ibedji
For the ibeji — ibedji means twin in Yoruba — if one or both twins die, the mother, advised by the sorcerer,…
GML-15
Female Protector Figure
These female protective figures are the object of cults in the family altars.
EFM-71
Passport Mask
Small masks also called “Saint Christopher”, used by travellers abroad or outside their region.
MPS-15
Kplé-Kplé mask
The Kple Kple mask is a Goli mask. The Goli is one of the most important festivities in the village of Baulé.
MFAZ-79
Blolo Bla
Like other African peoples, the Baule believe everyone has a husband or wife in the other world, whose favour must be sought…
EMS-68
Votive Figure
The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
FIV-14
Facial Mask
This is a male mask.
MFANT-160
Facial Mask Dan Bassa
This branch of the Liberian Dan lives in the Grand Bassa region, from which it takes its name.
MFANT-161
