Mask Angbaï O Nyangbai Del Poro
These masks are used interchangeably in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
MFAZ-86
Face masks
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Hunter Mask
This mask represents the head of a small jungle buffalo with short horns.
MFZ-44
Bufalo Mask of the Secret Society Vabong
Known buffalo mask of the Mumuye The part of the head that represents the nose does not carry any pigmentation.
MFZ-45
Go Ge mask
Fine stroke mask with torn eyes framed in a relief and semi-open mouth with thick lips.
MFANT-184
Ngil mask
This type of anthropomorphic mask was used by male society Ngil This secret society was in charge of initiations and fought against…
MFANT-185
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…
MFANT-186
Ndunga De Adivino mask
The Kongo have produced numerous types of masks that perform different functions.
MFANT-187
Mask of the Kore
“Koré” is the spirit of the waters.
MFANT-189
Ngoin mask
Although we catalogue this Ngoin mask as a bamún mask because it is the ethnic group in which it is most represented,…
MFC-7
Family Mask
Family masks are not intended for dance or participation in religious, funeral or playful ceremonies.
MFAZ-89
Monkey Mask
KoréIt is the spirit of the waters.
MFZ-47
Antilope Helmet Wan Wid Pelego
Mask helmet with red and black polychrome.
MFZ-48
Idiok mask
Many of the masks idiok of society Ekpo are masks of disease, of the spirits responsible for sickness or deformation and represent,…
MFANT-191
Idiok mask
In the villageIbibio as in theAnang there is a secret society Ekpo who is responsible for the cult of ancestors and who…
MFANT-192
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…
MFANT-193
Ekpo Mask of Justice
The Ibibio do not have a centralized government, their heads are chosen from among the elders of the most notable families.
MFC-8
Enthronement Mask
These masks intervene for the enthronement of the chiefs and assert the rank of women in a society in which the power…
MFANT-194
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…
MFANT-195
Griot Mask Kpepogla
Mask of griot who can go sing to all the clans. Accompany the griot when travelling.
MFAZ-91
Ngil mask
They belong to the society of the same name. They are white and elongated, with a more or less elongated heart-shaped face.
MFC-10
Mask Judge Zadogue
When conflicts arise between members of masked societies, this conflict will be settled by another mask, which has under its jurisdiction all…
MFC-11
Okuyi mask
The Galoa they are established south of Lambarené, on the banks of the Ogoué River.
MFAZ-92
Egungun mask
Society ingun is especially linked to the cult of ancestors.
MFANT-197
Epa Panther Mask
The courage and heroic deeds are symbolized in man by the leopard, hence the numerous ethnic groups that have secret male leopard…
MFAZ-93
