Beaded Figure
Masks, statues or other objects covered with ceramic beads are called beaded figures.
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Fertility stake
Fertility is one of the great themes and essential concerns of African cultures, whether the fertility of women or of the land.
FRT-35
Epa mask
Epa masks take part in the cult of the same name, also called elefon in Benin.
MFG-59
Clove fetish
Nkissi or rather Minkissi, which is its plural, is a word "kongo" to indicate this type of magic statuettes that carry in…
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Fetiche Butti A Lo Jano
The statues loaded in the central hole are called “Butti”. The composition of each load depends on the function of the statue.
FET-63
Voodoo Fetish
Fetish used by the Fon of Benin, formerly Dahomey, famous in Africa for the effectiveness of its sorcerers.
FET-64
Voodoo Fetish
Fetish used in voodoo practices by the Fon of Benin.
FET-65
Female Divination Mallet with Bonnum Amwin Mask
Many percussion, gong or divination mallets strike drums or bells and serve divination rituals.
MART-9
Male Divination Mallet with Bonnum Amwin Mask
Many percussion, gong or divination mallets strike drums or bells and serve divination rituals.
MART-10
Divination Mallet
Many percussion, gong or divination mallets strike drums or bells and serve divination rituals.
MART-11
Oracle
An oracle is a deity’s answer to a believer’s question.
OYA-11
Androgynous Figure
Hermaphroditic figures frequently appear in African sculpture and masks.
HYA-3
Androgynous Figure
Hermaphroditic figures frequently appear in African sculpture and masks.
HYA-4
Ventral mask Hermaphrodite
Large ventral mask with both male and female attributes. Such figures frequently appear in African sculpture and masks.
MVT-7
Androgynous Figure
Hermaphroditic figures frequently appear in African sculpture and masks.
HYA-6
Hermaphrodite
Hermaphroditic figures frequently appear in African sculpture and masks.
HYA-7
Harp
Beautiful Baule harp with a black patina, a figure mounted on the soundbox and a head on the curved support for the…
CORD-7
Sorcerer’s hat
Hat used by a Dan sorcerer in magical-religious and divinatory rituals.
MYA-37
Harp
Five-string harp with a snakeskin-covered soundbox. From a small Nigerian village south of Kano.
CORD-9
Bell
Bell that produces different sounds when struck in different places.
IDIOF-17
Bell
Bell topped with a head typical of the ethnic group. It produces different sounds depending on where it is struck.
IDIOF-18
Flute
Flute of two holes, with geometric drawings and reliefs. Dark patina.
AER-4
Maraca
Maraca topped with a kota sanghu head.
IDIOF-19
Horn
Horn decorated with various figures: a kneeling man with hands joined in supplication, two heads, lizards and geometric designs.
AER-5
