Reliquary Guardian
The cult of ancestors is based on the relationship between the offering of the living to the deceased and the protection of…
EMS-81
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Double-Faced Reliquary Guardian
Kota obamna reliquary guardians have an almond-shaped face tapering below, surrounded by a large headdress: a broad circular segment above the…
RLC-43
Hair Pin
Pin intended to hold the hair of women, used in important ceremonies.
JYS-3
Votive Figure
In Africa, statues, offerings, votive figures and ex-votos are not offerings to God or gods in gratitude for a benefit or to…
FIV-20
Votive Figure
In Africa, statues, offerings, votive figures and ex-votos are not offerings to God or gods in gratitude for a benefit or to…
FIV-21
Boli
The Boli is built on a base of wood, bamboo or a piece of horn, covered with a mixture of active materials…
FET-60
Boli
The Boli is built on a base of wood, bamboo or a piece of horn, covered with a mixture of active materials…
FET-61
Nsania Gold-Weighing Scales
Typical Nsania scales for weighing Akan gold dust, used in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.
APO-8
Gold-Weighing Scales
Scales for weighing Akan gold dust, widely used in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.
APO-9
Chibinda Ilunga, Chief – Mwata Yambo
Chibinda Ilunga, youngest son of the great Luba chief Kalala Yunga, was a great warrior who married the Lunda queen Lueji.
EMS-82
Chibinda Ilunga Hunter
Chibinda Ilunga, youngest son of the great chief Luba Kalala Yunga, was a great warrior who married Queen Lunda Lueji.
EMS-83
Ancestor
Masks, statues or other objects covered with ceramic beads are called beaded figures.
FPR-10
Male Ty Wara or Sogoni Kun, Bamako style
Tyi wara, ty or ti wara, chy, ci or cy wara: many names are used for the best-known crest mask of the…
MFG-56
Reliquary
Together with the Mahongwes are the best known manifestations of the reliquaries Kota.
RLC-44
Sanza Harp
AFRICAN LEGEND OF THE CREATION OF THE WORLD God existed, and so did imagination, asleep in a corner of his head.
-15
Female Ancestor
Unusual, rare Temme statuette depicting a woman with prominent breasts and arm bracelets that seem to indicate rank or membership in the…
EFM-87
Leather-covered Female Crest Mask
Many peoples here use wooden masks covered in skin: originally human, especially defeated enemies or men captured by headhunters, later antelope.
MCYC-42
Soothsayer
Seated on his stool in a white loincloth and red-and-white belt, he wears a diviner’s and healer’s headdress and holds a small…
MYA-26
Facial Mask Kob
Mask from northern Guro country. Its head recalls both an antelope and a buffalo, with broad flat horns and an open muzzle.
MFZ-35
Male Byeri Eyema
Male figure of Eyema byeri with an offering cup and thick stick that serves as a seat to be inserted into the…
RLC-45
Altar Mask
Old helmet mask also serving as an altar for sacrifices and libations.
MSOAL-10
Tchibinda Ilunga
Chibinda Ilunga, youngest son of the great chief Luba Kalala Yunga, was a great warrior.
EMS-84
Bracelet
Open bracelet decorated with spiders. The spider is a symbol of work and intelligence.
PYB-25
Bracelet
Closed bracelet decorated with a fine braided cord forming filigree.
PYB-26
