Facial Mask
Mask that presents the usual delicacy of strokes of the faces of masks yauré.the mask stands a so much finely sculpted.
MFANT-163
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Maraca
Simple maraca used in playful and religious ceremonies and also to mark divinatory rhythms.
IDIOF-16
Facial Mask
This is a male mask.
MFANT-164
Male Fertility Figure
Figure used in rites intended for procreation and the stimulation of male reproductive potency.
FRT-34
Male Figure with an Offering Vessel
These small statues of a character, man or woman, with a container intended to contain offerings in sacrificial rites and in imprecatory…
EMS-69
Nkissi
The statues Minkissi ( sing.: Nkissi) of the Kongolike all the Nkissi, are protective figures that acquire their strength and power after…
FET-57
Janus Female Ventral Mask
Belly or ventral masks are used by different ethnic groups to represent motherhood.
MVT-5
Priestess
The sacerodotise, like the diviner and the healer or the sorcerer, is responsible for establishing contact with the spiritual forces and beings…
MYA-23
Seated Nyeleni Woman
Female statue called nyeleni, with a corpulent build evident in the roundness and strength of her breasts, buttocks and legs.
EFM-72
Statue Kabila O Mendicante
The bearers of a cup or a “loose woman’s statues” usually correspond to the well-known style of Buli, the master craftsman who…
EFM-73
Old Nyeleni Statue
Heavy hard wooden woman, nevertheless damaged by wood-borers, for ancestor worship.
EFM-75
Young Woman
Small statue of a young Punu woman with her hands on her belly, indicating impending motherhood.
EFM-76
Female Alusi
The Alusi, spirits of nature, are important in Igbo culture, responsible for illness and death and for punishing perjurers.
EFM-77
Priestess of the Gelede Cult
The Gelede cult, practised mainly by the western Yoruba, honours elderly women, living or deceased.
EFM-78
Priestess of the Shango Cult
Priestess of the cult to the god of Thunder Shango, fourth Yoruba king who was deified, and in the ceremonies of possession…
EFM-79
Androgynous Mikisi
Mikisi, figures intended for worship, often represent ancestors.
HYA-2
Asie Usu
Genius of nature or Asie usu.
EMS-70
Soothsayer
For animistic peoples, most things, especially the elements of nature, have a spirit or a soul.
MYA-24
Mintadi Figure
There is no doubt that this wooden statuette has been inspired by the famous mintadi.
EMS-71
Asie Usu
These are nature spirits that can intervene in the human world, granting favours or tormenting people.
EMS-72
Notable
Figure of a notable whose headdress, scarifications and beard attest to his high rank in society.
EMS-73
Female Ancestor
Female ancestor figure with an expression of sober dignity. Slightly crouching, with long arms reaching her knees.
EFM-80
Ancestor Hunter
The hunter is one of the most important characters in traditional African societies.
EMS-74
Statue of Chief
Statue of a chief seated on an Akan stool, holding two staffs as attributes of his dignity.
EMS-75
