Couple Asie Usu
It is the geniuses or spirits of nature that can intervene in the world of humans by granting them their favors or…
PAR-15
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Couple
Senufo couple with prominent navels, around which appears the symbol of Katyeleo, supreme mother of the Senufo peoples, elevated to the rank…
PAR-16
Couple
Stylized pair with ringed neck. Body scarifications.
PAR-17
Loom Pulley
Beautiful pair of Baule pulleys acquired in Abidjan in the mid-sixties of the last century.
PLYTL-34
Telar pulley
Weaving is a trade reserved for men in most African societies, as is potting for women.
PLYTL-35
Loom Pulley
Old pulley with a very rustic, realistic face resembling the Tagbana style, suggesting that it must come from an area near this…
PLYTL-36
Cola Cup
Cup intended to offer the tail in sacrifices. The cover is carved or crocodile.
RCPT-27
Helmet
Helmet mask depicting a kpelié mask. It belongs to the secret society of healers.
CBR-1
Helmet
Helmet mask depicting a head combining human and animal features, with viewing holes and relief designs.
CBR-2
Female scepter
Sceptre representing a woman with a solemn expression. This sceptre appears to come from Sikasso.
BST-35
Fly Whisk
Fly whisk of plant fibres or broom stalks, topped with a Dan head.
ESP-11
Man with a Hoe
Little man with a long staff in his right hand and a hoe held in his left hand over his shoulder.
BRN-139
Fly Whisk
The fly whisk is topped with a Dan head and cowrie shells.
ESP-7
Trafficking Shotguns
Former percussion vancharging shotguns, handmade.
ARM-50
Akwaba Pendant
Small pendant in the shape of an akwaba doll. It is worn by women and girls as a gris-gris or protective amulet.
CYA-17
Bridestool stool
Object, coming from the region of Gaona, called interchangeably wedding stool or courtship, since it has a symbolic use during the celebration…
TAB-12
Pendant
Pendant used by chiefs and notables in ceremonies, made of gold-coloured metal.
CYA-11
Notable’s Necklace
Ceremonial necklace worn by a Baule or Ashanti notable. It consists of 24 toothed spherical discs.
COLL-8
Pendant
Pendant used by notables and high-ranking dignitaries in ceremonies.
CYA-12
Currency Necklace
Necklace of glass and ceramic beads, known as Venetian or Murano beads.
MND-20
Currency Necklace
Beads from Venice or Murano, made of glass and crystal, used as currency.
MND-21
Weight Depicting a Leopard Hunt
Weight representing a man hunting a leopard with his sword.
PDP-1
Weight Depicting a Woman Feeding Her Birds
Scene of a woman feeding her domestic birds. "I feed you today so that you feed me tomorrow."
PDP-3
Weight Lace
A bond means a solid union such as friendship, love, marriage or the given word that has no backsliding.
PDP-4
