Ashtray
Hardwood ashtray with five human heads. Patina for use.
VAR-7
Democratic Republic of the Congo
← All objects294 objects · page 9 of 13
Cantimplora
Cantimplora built from a species of African pumpkins. Used to conserve and transport drinking water.
VAR-9
Kassai Velvet
Known under the name of “velours kassaï”.
TPC-13
Kassai Velvet
Known under the name of “velours kassaï”.
TPC-14
Pfemba O Phemba Pipa maternity
They are small maternity homes, which do not usually go beyond 30 centimeters, in which the mother sitting has her child on…
PDR-2
Royal mace
Mace employed by the king of the Yaka in ceremonies designed to settle their power.
BST-16
Reliquary
This village is formed by the symbiosis of two ethnic groups, the Ngata, traditionally blacksmiths and forgers and the Ntomba, farmers.
RLC-42
Axe of Ceremony
Axe of ceremony with artistic mango carved in the form of a pipe.
BST-32
Fetiche Basongo
Small fetish that also serves as a reliquary. It is one of the so-called “mirror”.
FET-51
Fetiche Nkissi A Lo Jano
The statues Minkissi ( sing.: Nkissi) of the Kongolike all the Nkissi, are protective figures that acquire their strength and power after…
FET-53
Fetish
These small figures are sometimes subjected in the large kissi as amulets and are also used separately in divinatory practices.
FET-54
Reclineheads
The existence of headrests or backrests from ancient Egypt is known.
RECL-8
Male Fertility Figure
Figure used in rites intended for procreation and stimulation of male fertiliser power.
FRT-34
Nkissi
The statues Minkissi ( sing.: Nkissi) of the Kongolike all the Nkissi, are protective figures that acquire their strength and power after…
FET-57
Priestess
The sacerodotise, like the diviner and the healer or the sorcerer, is responsible for establishing contact with the spiritual forces and beings…
MYA-23
Statue Kabila O Mendicante
The bearers of a cup or a “loose woman’s statues” usually correspond to the well-known style of Buli, the master craftsman who…
EFM-73
Mikisi Androgino
The mikisi or figures intended for worship often represent ancestors.
HYA-2
Mintadi Figure
There is no doubt that this wooden statuette has been inspired by the famous mintadi.
EMS-71
Soothsayer
For animistic peoples, most things, especially the elements of nature, have a spirit or a soul.
MYA-25
Maternity
The figure of motherhood is one of the oldest and most representative in Africa.
MTR-49
Fetiche Nkissi
The statues Minkissi ( sing.: Nkissi) of the Kongolike all the Nkissi, are protective figures that acquire their strength and power after…
FET-59
Arpa Sanza
AFRICAN LAW ON THE CREATION OF THE WORLD There was God, and also the imagination, who was asleep in a corner of…
-15
Prestigio vessel
The Mangbetu They had a very hierarchical social structure, and the towns depended on a provincial chief who in turn depended on…
TRRC-57
Statue Kabila O Mendicante
This name is given to the female statues carrying a cup of offerings in their hands, often kneeling, squatting or sitting on…
EFM-91
