Ngil mask
This type of anthropomorphic mask was used by male society Ngil This secret society was in charge of initiations and fought against…
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Anthropomorphic figures
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Pwo mask
These masks. mwana-pwo represent the beauty of the young woman who evokes, at the same time, the ancestral mother, Pwo, the first…
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Ndunga De Adivino mask
The Kongo have produced numerous types of masks that perform different functions.
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Mask of the Kore
“Koré” is the spirit of the waters.
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Idiok mask
Many of the masks idiok of society Ekpo are masks of disease, of the spirits responsible for sickness or deformation and represent,…
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Idiok mask
In the villageIbibio as in theAnang there is a secret society Ekpo who is responsible for the cult of ancestors and who…
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Facial mask Idiok
In the village Ibibio as in theAnang there is a secret society Ekpo who is responsible for the cult of ancestors and…
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Enthronement Mask
These masks intervene for the enthronement of the chiefs and assert the rank of women in a society in which the power…
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Go Ge Male Mask
The mask, according to its function, playful, legal, social, will take various forms, but it will always be a genius or a…
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Egungun mask
Society ingun is especially linked to the cult of ancestors.
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Mblo Female Portrait Mask
The portrait masks receive this name because they are supposed to be the “double” of the person whose face is depicted.
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Mascara Male Portrait Mblo
The portrait masks receive this name because they are supposed to be the “double” of the person whose face is depicted.
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Facial Mask
Tikar mask, stylized and pointed chin. Eyes torn under arched eyebrows and elongated and straight nose.
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Starter Mask
Mask whose face bears a great resemblance to the masks agbogho mmwo, mask of young female spirits as its name indicates.
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Facial Mask of the Dead
Mask intended to participate in funeral ceremonies and the cult of ancestors.
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Okoroshi Oma mask
This mask, Okoroshi Oma, like the Okoroshi Ojo, participates in the rituals destined for the cult of water, Owu, rituals that are…
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Facial mask Ngil
This type of anthropomorphic mask was used by the Ngil male society that still exists today.
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Facial Mask Epa Society
Mask of the deceased used in funerals and funerals of the notables of the secret society Epa.
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Mask Portrait Male Mblo Real
Portrait masks or “double” masks, ndomathey are supposed to be the “double” of the person whose face is represented.
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Twin Mask
Curious mask Toma It's meant to honor gemelity. The mask features a woman's torso in which nutritional breasts stand out.
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Facial Mask Deangle
It is a female mask.
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Funeral Mask
The mask has lost over time the characteristic white pigmentation of the funeral masks.
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War Mask
The beté masks, in general, have a certain analogy with the guerées.
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War Mask
The beté masks, in general, have a certain analogy with the guerées.
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