Facial mask Idiok
In the village Ibibio as in theAnang there is a secret society Ekpo who is responsible for the cult of ancestors and…
MFANT-193
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Ekpo Mask of Justice
The Ibibio do not have a centralized government, their heads are chosen from among the elders of the most notable families.
MFC-8
Avancarga Indigenous Gun
The weapons traditionally used by Africans, even today, are weapons equivalent to the weapons of avancarga.
ARM-45
Avancarga Indigenous Gun
The weapons traditionally used by Africans, even today, are weapons equivalent to the weapons of avancarga.
ARM-46
Coin bracelets
These bracelets in addition to a feminine ornament were used as a barter coin or as part of the dowry and integrated…
PYB-45
Enthronement Mask
These masks intervene for the enthronement of the chiefs and assert the rank of women in a society in which the power…
MFANT-194
Spoon Ritual
Ritual spoon of anthropomorphic appearance, two legs come out of the lower part of the spoon.
CHR-32
Go Ge Male Mask
The mask, according to its function, playful, legal, social, will take various forms, but it will always be a genius or a…
MFANT-195
Griot Mask Kpepogla
Mask of griot who can go sing to all the clans. Accompany the griot when travelling.
MFAZ-91
Ngil mask
They belong to the society of the same name. They are white and elongated, with a more or less elongated heart-shaped face.
MFC-10
Mask Judge Zadogue
When conflicts arise between members of masked societies, this conflict will be settled by another mask, which has under its jurisdiction all…
MFC-11
Ife bracelet
Old open bracelet with relief designs characteristic of the ethnic group.
PYB-53
Cowries
Cowries from the Indian Ocean, mainly Zanzibar and the Maldives, reached West Africa during the 18th century, brought by Diula merchants.
MND-34
Kebekebe Puppet
One of his main deities is the god Ebongo whose materialized effigy is represented in one of his most important productions, the…
VAR-24
Okuyi mask
The Galoa they are established south of Lambarené, on the banks of the Ogoué River.
MFAZ-92
Baston Oshe Shango
It is a cane or axe of ceremony used during the cult of the god of Thunder Shango, fourth Yoruba king who…
BST-41
Nomoli
Mendi stones have been found in Sierra Leone, north of present-day Guinea Conakry and the Sherbo Islands, opposite Sierra Leone.
PDR-10
Egungun mask
Society ingun is especially linked to the cult of ancestors.
MFANT-197
Epa Panther Mask
The courage and heroic deeds are symbolized in man by the leopard, hence the numerous ethnic groups that have secret male leopard…
MFAZ-93
Female Statue Pombibele
In the rites dedicated to the cult of the ancestors and in the funeral honors of the members of the Pore participate…
EFM-123
Mblo Female Portrait Mask
The portrait masks receive this name because they are supposed to be the “double” of the person whose face is depicted.
MFANT-198
Mascara Male Portrait Mblo
The portrait masks receive this name because they are supposed to be the “double” of the person whose face is depicted.
MFANT-199
Del Do Mask
The masks of the Ligbi and of Senufo have great similarities and often cause confusion.
MFAZ-94
Mask Passport
The Grebo They have three types of masks, those of hunter formed by a solid face overmounted by two horns of the…
MPS-31
