
Votive Figure
The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
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The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
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The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
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These female protective figures are the object of cults in the family altars.
EFM-71

Small masks also called “San Cristóbal”. They are employed by travellers travelling abroad or outside their region.
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The Kple Kple mask is a Goli mask. The Goli is one of the most important festivities in the village of Baulé.
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The Baulélike other peoples in Africa, they believe that everyone has a husband or wife in the other world and that they…
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The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
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It is a male mask.
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Very simple votive couple. These statuettes dedicated to family worship were normally made by a family member.
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The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
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Ceremony spoon whose handle represents the genius of nature Nbotumbo, dispenser of his favors to humans.
CHR-29

Small masks also called “San Cristóbal”. They are employed by travellers travelling abroad or outside their region.
MPS-16

The cult of twins is a phenomenon of great transcendence in Africa, mainly in Nigeria, Benin, Ghana and Togo.
GML-16

The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
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Woman mounted on a riding animal. Abdominal scarifications and a necklace of yellow beads around the waist.
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The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
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The statues, offerings, votive figures and exvotes are not in Africa an offering dedicated to God or to the gods for a…
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The figure of motherhood is one of the oldest and most representative in Africa.
MTR-40

Mask painted red with its tongue sticking out.
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Helmet mask made of hard wood. A crocodile whose tail is the head of a snake appears in relief on the case.
MCYC-41

Elegant, finely made elephant mask showing the Guró’s mastery of woodcarving.
MFZ-33

Mask that presents the usual delicacy of strokes of the faces of masks yauré.the mask stands a so much finely sculpted.
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It is a male mask.
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These small statues of a character, man or woman, with a container intended to contain offerings in sacrificial rites and in imprecatory…
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