Androgine Figure
An androgian figure that respects the aesthetic canons of the Baulé.
EMS-99
Côte d’Ivoire
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Male figure
These small figures, in the style of the deblé, are the object of worship in the family altars.
EMS-100
Asie Usu
The Baulélike other peoples in Africa, they believe that everyone has a husband or wife in the other world and that they…
EMS-103
Bateba
The Lobi occupy part of northern Ivory Coast, north of the Buna wildlife reserve and south of Burkina Faso.
EMS-104
Male Statue
Small statue of ancestor venerated in family altars. Dark patina.
EMS-105
Blolo Bian
The Baulélike other peoples in Africa, they believe that everyone has a husband or wife in the other world and that they…
EMS-106
Bateba
The Lobi occupy part of northern Ivory Coast, north of the Buna wildlife reserve and south of Burkina Faso.
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Maternity
The figure of motherhood is one of the oldest and most representative in Africa.
MTR-53
Notable Couple
Couple of notables seated on an Akan stool, with their son across both their laps.
PAR-10
Female Statue
Great statue of woman with body covered in scarificacies painted with a mixture of kaolin and indigo.
EFM-108
Female Puzzle Hammer with Bonnum Amwin Mask
Many of these hammers of percussion or hammers of “gong” or divinatory besides serving to beat the drums or bells are objects…
MART-9
Men’s Guessing Hammer With Bonnum Amwin Mask
Many of these hammers of percussion or hammers of “gong” or divinatory besides serving to beat the drums or bells are objects…
MART-10
Martillo de Divinacion
Many of these hammers of percussion or hammers of “gong” or divinatory besides serving to beat the drums or bells are objects…
MART-11
Androgine Figure
The hermaphrodite is a figure that often appears in the statuary and in African masks.
HYA-3
Harp
Beautiful Baule harp with a black patina, a figure mounted on the soundbox and a head on the curved support for the…
CORD-7
Sorcerer’s hat
Hat used by a Dan sorcerer in magical-religious and divinatory rituals.
MYA-37
Young Princess O Queen
Beautiful statue of young princess or queen who has received a high degree of initiation as shown by her tattoos.
MRF-21
Barn Gate
Across almost all of Africa, well-stocked granaries represent material wealth, security and well-being.
PRYCR-15
Barn Gate
Across almost all of Africa, well-stocked granaries represent material wealth, security and well-being.
PRYCR-18
Asie Usu Maternity
The figure of motherhood is one of the oldest and most representative in Africa.
PAR-11
Asie Usu
A notable seated on an Akan stool, holding his beard in a typically Baule gesture.
PAR-13
Maternity
The maternity figure is one of the oldest and most representative forms in Africa.
MTR-57
Maternity
The maternity figure is one of the oldest and most representative forms in Africa.
MTR-58
Maternity
The maternity figure is one of the oldest and most representative forms in Africa.
MTR-60
