Tiburon fin mask
Shark fin-shaped mask that the dancer wears vertically on his back, sussy with strings.
-30
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Snake Mask
Rare back mask depicting a snake. The head is made of wood, with a teeth reminiscent of that of the crocodile.
-31
Altar, Guessor
Statue from the island of Nalu. Represents a soothsayer and healer with a great dominion over snakes.
MSOAL-16
Altar, Female Bust
Bust of woman from the island of Nalu.
MSOAL-17
Hipopotamo mask
Back mask representing a hippopotamus. These masks like most bidjgo objects are very difficult to get.
-32
Antecedent Sitting
Figure of an ancestor sitting on a stool of cariatids re-represented by nommos.
EFM-131
Elephant Mask
The elephant mask could not be missing in a country that has made this animal its national teaching.
MFZ-54
Hunter Mask
Mask belonging to a society of hunters.
MFZ-55
Gle War Mask
The beté masks, in general, have a certain analogy with the guerées.
MFAZ-109
Pregnant Woman, Altar
For Bidjogo everything sacred or anything that can enclose a mysterious energy is called .
MSOAL-18
Primordial Couple
Dogon couple sitting on a stool of cariatids represented by nommos.
PAR-22
Female Eyema Byeri
Some African peoples, especially in Gabon, customarily make raffia or bark containers to preserve the relics of one or more ancestors for…
RLC-74
Hippopotamus Back Mask
The facial masks are undoubtedly the most used by all African ethnic groups, there are also numerous helmet and helmet masks, less…
-33
Men’s Initiation Baston
Before reaching adulthood the boys are organized in different age classes in which they receive the corresponding successive initiations until…
BST-43
Female Shoulder Drum
For the Bidjogos, more than for many other peoples of Africa, the drum is the most direct means of communicating with the…
MEMB-4
Mbotumbo
Curious statue of a botumbo that appears sitting with a dead child in the arms instead of the usual cup of offerings.
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Altar couple
For Bidjogo everything sacred or anything that can enclose a mysterious energy is called .
MSOAL-19
Statue Nyeleni
The Tuas Nyeleni are female figures, with broad and flat shoulders, and tall, conical breasts pointing to the front, representing the ideal…
FRT-46
Lighthouse Mask
Facial mask that represents Faro, protective deity of the waters and favoring the fishing, main way of life of the Bozo.
MFES-2
Free Wilu De Sanga Mask
The masks that represent animals are in almost all ethnic hunter masks or masks that celebrate the most important agricultural festivities.
MFAZ-110
Big Female Mask
The women's masks intervene on the occasion of the enthronement of the bosses and assert the rank of women in a society…
MFES-3
Nam Nbalang Mask
One of the best known masks of the Chamba is the famous buffalo mask, is a helmet mask, with flat and elongated…
MFZ-56
Dog Kosso
KOSSO: It's the nkissi kondi in the form of a dog covered with nails or sheets of iron.
FET-75
White Monkey Mask
Among the numerous masks of the Dogon featured his anthropo-zoomorphic monkey masks.
MFAZ-111
