Walu Mask
Walu is the mystical dogon antelope commissioned by the creator god Amma to protect the sun from the lulls of Yurugu, the…
MFAZ-84
Mali
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Koré mask
“Koré” is the spirit of the waters.
MFANT-189
Monkey Mask
KoréIt is the spirit of the waters.
MFZ-47
Lighthouse Altar
This statue represents Faro, genius of the waters, that has allowed and favors the fishing of the BozoLighthouse can occur in the…
MSOAL-12
Marionette
It is common in these neighbouring ethnic groups Bambara, Marka and Bozo, the use of showy puppets, in their theaters.
VAR-25
Whistle
Whistle used in funeral and religious ceremonies, in popular celebrations and in rites intended to attract rain.
AER-9
Toguna post
In the central area of the village, the House of Men, the House of the Word, the Togu na or the Toguna,…
VAR-26
Piragua With Ancestors
The rivers offer the basic food to the ethnic groups settled next to their banks.
-27
Facial mask Dyommo
The masks that represent animals are in almost all ethnic hunter masks or masks that celebrate the most important agricultural festivities.
MFZ-49
Barn Gate
Nice barn door framed by two pairs of nomos And in the center two crocodiles, mythical animal.
PRYCR-22
Thinker
Small figure depicting a man sitting on the ground, resting his arms on his knees and his left hand on his head…
BRN-125
Bracelet
Solid bracelet in which three rectangular areas stand out. The circular auction has been cut at one end, ignoring reason.
PYB-50
Tobillera
Old anklet, oblong shape, with two pins in the form of small pythons at the ends.
PYB-51
Tobillera
Old anklet, oblong in shape, with two disc-shaped rivets at the longest ends and two others embracing face to face, the bronze…
PYB-52
Ancestor
It is a figure of ancestor.
EFM-129
Funeral Mask
Normally metal masks do not have a ritual value, but the iron masks of the Bambara are masks of funerfals, commissioned to…
BR-33
Maternity
The figure of motherhood is one of the oldest and most representative in Africa.
MTR-68
Genius of Nature
Curious and strange, it is the tip of a genius of nature prewsted in the form of a kneeling figure of torso…
-28
Barn Gate
The barn is one of the main buildings of the West African villages.
PRYCR-24
Stool
Stool artistically decorated with the four pairs of nomos, like cariatides, which are the origin of everything created.
TAB-16
Strap Kanaga Mask Dress
Strap that is part of the dress used by the dancers of the Kanaga mask.
VAR-30
Antecedent Sitting
Figure of an ancestor sitting on a stool of cariatids re-represented by nommos.
EFM-131
Primordial Couple
Dogon couple sitting on a stool of cariatids represented by nommos.
PAR-22
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
