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-23
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Ntomo Figure
Roughly made figure used in rites preparing boys for adult life, a training period culminating in circumcision.
EMS-108
Facial mask Kaoglé
Kaoglé masks have a very prominent triangular nose, triangular eyes and an exaggeratedly protruding mouth.
MFANT-174
Amou Yassoua Buffalo Conjuration Mask
Called a “buffalo” mask, it actually combines several animals’ features, as often in African art.
MFZ-37
Facial Mask Go Ge
Narrow eyes indicate a female mask, though all female Dan masks are worn by men.
MFC-2
Female 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-24
Votiva Andrógina image
The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
FIV-25
Ancestor Votiva
The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
FIV-26
Protective Mask
Small bronze mask showing its maker’s mastery of casting and sculpture.
BR-18
Protective Mask
Small bronze mask intended to receive protection from the ancestors it represents.
BR-19
Passport Mask
Small masks also called “Saint Christopher”, used by travellers abroad or outside their region.
BR-20
Double Crocodile Weight
Double-crocodile weights or ornaments are a typical Akan representation, widespread in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire.
PFG-13
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-27
Androgine 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-28
Monkey Face Mask
Mask of a hunters’ society, participating mainly in initiation rites for adolescents.
MFZ-38
Pangolin
The catalogue describes the pangolin as an anteater with a body covered in hard scales.
BRN-76
Facial Mask Lapicque
This mask is characterized by three pairs of eyes placed symmetrically two to two.
MFZ-39
Notable on Horseback
Relatively small but heavy statue of an Ebrié horseman. Bronze Akan horsemen are very rare.
BRN-77
Female 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-29
Male 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-30
Female 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-31
Maternity
Baule maternity figure of the Akoué subgroup in the Yamusukro region, the current political capital of Côte d’Ivoire.
MTR-64
Hermaphrodite
The Baulélike other peoples in Africa, they believe that everyone has a husband or wife in the other world and that they…
EMS-109
Female 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-32
