Fetish
These fetishes are made using as a model the reliquaries of the ethnic group to which they copy in their great lines.
FET-71
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Divination vessel
Small vessel topped with the head of a figure sticking out its tongue.
FPR-13
Sitting ancestor
Old ancestor figure with simple lines. The figure is seated in a meditative pose.
ESFE-3
Female Healer with Child
The healer is seated, holding a child upside down. The child has a large anal protrusion.
BRN-103
Griot
Musician, rapsoda, singer, narrator, panegirist, historian, genealogist, fabulist and literate on griot is essentially the master of the word,…
BRN-104
Sitting Woman
A woman's figure sitting with her legs stretched out and her hands on her legs.
BRN-105
Woman Pounding Grain
Woman seated on an Akan stool, holding a pestle to pound grain or plantain for “futú”, a typical dish of Côte d’Ivoire.
BRN-106
Woman
Young woman of the notable class, as shown by her dress and bracelets on upper arms, forearms and ankles.
BRN-107
Woman with a Pitcher
Figurine depicting a woman with a pitcher over her head.
BRN-108
Woman
Young high-ranking woman indicated by bracelets on upper arms, forearms and ankles.
BRN-109
Musicians and Dancers
Group of five musicians playing different instruments and dancers brandishing large machetes.
BRN-110
Sitting Couple
Couple seated on the ground, the man’s legs bent to the left and the woman’s to the right, their hands resting on…
BRN-111
Notable
Small figure of a Baule notable holding a staff in his right hand while resting his left hand on his genitals.
BRN-112
Pair of Women with Pitchers
Couple of dogon women with a pitcher over their heads.
BRN-113
Standing Couple
Pair of men undoubtedly representing a pair of nomos. They hold their hands against their cheeks in a thoughtful pose.
BRN-114
Couple with Child
Unusual, rare Dogon couple. The woman holds a schematically represented child.
BRN-115
Primordial Couple
The primordial couple is usually seated; here it stands.
BRN-116
Female Bowl Bearer
Figurine acquired in Abidjan in the mid-sixties of the previous century.
BRN-117
Woman seated with object in the hand
Acquired in Abidjan in the mid-sixties of the previous century.
BRN-118
Man With Short Pants
Figure of a man leaning forward with an object in his hands whose meaning we do not know.
BRN-119
Couple of Ibedjis
In the case of the “ibeji”, in the Yoruba language “ibedji” means “twin”, if one or both twins die, the mother, on…
GML-23
Ibedji Androgino
In the case of the “ibeji”, in the Yoruba language “ibedji” means “twin”, if one or both twins die, the mother, on…
GML-24
Pair of Female Ibedjis
Classic pair of ibedjis with long arms held away from their bodies.
GML-25
Maternity
Simple Lobi mother-and-child figure that has lost the child she carried on her back.
MTR-66
