Nlo Byeri
the Byeri He is not or represents the ancestor, he is the guardian who guards his relics, pieces of skull essentially, with…
RLC-25
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Nlo Byeri
the Byeri He is not or represents the ancestor, he is the guardian who guards his relics, pieces of skull essentially, with…
RLC-26
Female eyema byeri
The so-called cult of Byeri, or Melan rite, is a family ceremony that initiates novices into ancestor worship after purification ceremonies.
RLC-27
Reliquary
Like the Bakota and the Fang a Punu character acts as guardian of the relics of an ancestor contained within the recipient.
RLC-28
Reliquary
Cessus intended to contain relics of ancestors, usually some piece of bone.
RLC-29
Reliquary
Relic basket of circular base, braided in raffia. The guards of reliquaries responds to all the canons of the Sangu.
RLC-30
Reliquary Style Shamaye
Reliquary Kota Obamba of the so-called sub-style Shamaye, in which the lateral fins appear more discreetly with the tips slightly outward-facing.
RLC-32
Mukuyi mask
It's a mask that represents the female face of a young woman.
MFANT-139
Mukuyi Facial Mask
It's a mask that represents the female face of a young woman.
MFANT-140
Maternity
Character of pregnant woman with a prominent belly.
MTR-25
Men’s Ventral Mask
Belly or ventral masks are used by different ethnic groups to represent motherhood.
MVT-4
Ekuk mask
Related to the Kota They live in the north of the People's Republic of Congo.
MFAZ-70
Mukuyi mask
It's a mask that represents the female face of a young woman.
MFANT-144
Votive Figure
Statue of an initiate, naked woman who can represent an ancestor.
FIV-2
Female Statue
A slender statue that conveys all the beauty of the fang woman.The nakedness of the woman is enhanced by generous breasts, a…
EFM-57
Nlo Byeri Of Three Heads
Besides the whole body statues the Fang, also within the Byeri cult they use others in which only the head with the…
RLC-37
Ngon Ntang Mask
The NgonTang mask is a helmet mask that belongs to the secret society of the same name and that mainly participates in…
MCYC-30
Former Byeri
Among the Fang each family has a “byeri“ or box of relics in which part of the skull and other bones of…
RLC-38
Facial mask Ngil
They belong to the society of the same name. They are white and elongated, with a heart-shaped face.
MFANT-146
Fertility Post
Fertility, whether of fields or people, is one of the central themes of traditional African societies and finds expression in numerous sculptural…
FRT-28
Ngil face mask
This type of anthropomorphic mask was used by the men’s Ngil society, which still exists today.
MFANT-153
Mukuyi mask
It's a mask that represents the female face of a young woman.
MFANT-155
Ancestor Mask Nzambe-Kana
It dominates the Tukula red and brown pigmentation on which stand out large eyebrows in the form of swallow with wings deployed,…
MFANT-156
Facial Mask
The masks of the Vuvi they are characterized by the sobriety of the style of their masks in which no important quality…
MFANT-157
