Blolo Bian
Like other African peoples, the Baule believe everyone has a husband or wife in the other world, whose favour must be sought…
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Blolo Bian
Like other African peoples, the Baule believe everyone has a husband or wife in the other world, whose favour must be sought…
EMS-94
Blolo Bian
Like other African peoples, the Baule believe everyone has a husband or wife in the other world, whose favour must be sought…
EMS-95
Blolo Bian
The Baulélike other peoples in Africa, they believe that everyone has a husband or wife in the other world and that they…
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Blolo Bian
Like other African peoples, the Baule believe everyone has a husband or wife in the other world, whose favour must be sought…
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Notable
Notable seated on an Akan stool, with his hands on his belly and an expression of great serenity.
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Androgynous Figure
Androgynous figure following Baule aesthetic conventions.
EMS-99
Soothsayer
I guess with two bowls of pumpkin that contain the magic pocymes and, in turn, little androgynous figure.
MYA-27
Male figure
These small figures, in the style of the deblé, are the object of worship in the family altars.
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Royal Statue Ndop
Some Kuba royal statues represent King Kata Mbula, who reigned from 1800 to 1810.
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Female Statue
Female ancestor statue with hands on her belly, a typical gesture in African art.
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Asie Usu
Like other African peoples, the Baule believe everyone has a husband or wife in the other world, whose favour must be sought…
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Bateba
The Lobi occupy part of northern Ivory Coast, north of the Buna wildlife reserve and south of Burkina Faso.
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Male Statue
Male figure sitting on a stool, with one arm on the other in a resting attitude.
TRRC-59
Male Statue
Small statue of ancestor venerated in family altars. Dark patina.
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Blolo Bian
Like other African peoples, the Baule believe everyone has a husband or wife in the other world, whose favour must be sought…
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Bateba
The Lobi occupy part of northern Ivory Coast, north of the Buna wildlife reserve and south of Burkina Faso.
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Notable Woman
High-ranking Eket woman with geometric scarifications covering the torso.
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Maternity
The maternity figure is one of the oldest and most representative forms in Africa.
MTR-53
Notable Couple
Couple of notables seated on an Akan stool, with their son across both their laps.
PAR-10
Maternity
Mother-and-child figures are among Africa’s oldest and most representative, although Dan examples are relatively late, from the mid-20th century.
MTR-54
Nimba mask
The best-known Baga mask, also called D’Mba in the vernacular.
MFG-58
Female Statue
Large statue of a woman whose body is covered with scarifications painted with a mixture of kaolin and indigo.
EFM-108
Kuosi Mbap Mteng Elephant Mask
The African mask is not only the wooden element that covers the face of the carrier but also the complete clothing, including…
MFG-57
