Couple Dan
Statues are less frequent than masks. They are usually commissioned by the chiefs and notables.
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List of the historical catalogue
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Text and organisation of the original catalogue · Jesús Arrimadas Saavedra
Sculptures of couples are frequent in the African statuary. Couples of kings appear in almost all ethnic groups of the group Akan, but also among the Bangwa, Igbo, the Bamun, the Yoruba and other ethnic groups in Cameroon and Nigeria. In Nigeria, the Ibedji, twin couples who are given worship, stand out. Couples of primordial ancestors among the Dogón. Couples of the so-called “betises” lobi. And they also occupy a prominent place the couples blaulé Blolo Bian and Blolo Bla, baulés or husbands of the afterlife.
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Couple
Magnificent size Guro of a man and a woman. GuroUnlike masks, it's very rare.
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Betise
They get the name of betise(from French nonsense or silly) statuettes Lobi in which a couple makes love, being a member of…
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Marriage Chains
Chain formed by a bonding of links and rings made in a single piece of hard wood. the solidity of the union…
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Chain of Marriage
The chains called marriage are a symbol of marriage union. legend says that if the chain breaks, the marriage bond is broken…
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Notable Couple
Couple of notables, sitting on an akan stool, with the son on both legs.
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Couple
Dogon primordial couple, each sitting on a stool. At that time, women were represented with beards in respect.
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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…
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Couple
Senufus pair with prominent navel on whose lathe stands the symbol of Katyeleus supreme mother of the Senufus puebos elevated to the…
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Asie Usu
Notable sitting on a stool Akan, fucking the beard and a gesture typically baulé.
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Couple
Stylized pair with ringed neck. Body scarifications.
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Couple
Primary couple with raised arms, gesture to implore the rain.
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Asie Usu Maternity
The figure of motherhood is one of the oldest and most representative in Africa.
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Man Loading With Woman
The Hemba are implanted on the right bank of the Lualba River where they arrived, probably from the territory of today's Tanzania,…
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Couple Asie Usu
Couple of asie usu.
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Couple
Probably a real couple or at least high rank as shown by their hairstyles and the fact of sitting on an akan…
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Couple
Classic attie hairstyle with central crest and two side bows in both characters.
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Royal couple
Specialists of the statuery more than of the masks Bangwa they are characterized by printing a movement on their figures which they…
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Primordial Couple
Primary partner Dogon in the traditional position of handing over the woman's shoulder and holding her right breast.
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Female Statue
The Bethé live in western Ivory Coast, with Gagnoa, Daloa and Sobré being their most important cities.
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Male Statue
This statue forms a pair with the female statue and is the only couple of this ethnic group of which I have…
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Commemorative Couple
Busts of a great realism representing a boss and his wife and demonstrating the good know-how of his sculptor.
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Primordial Couple
Dogon couple sitting on a stool of cariatids represented by nommos.
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Couple Arms up
They are statues dedicated to the cult of ancestors. Raised arms go to Amma, God of heaven, asking for rain.
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