
Moagha Wonsilva O Zooaga Mask
This mask is from the Moagha group of the familyMossiIt represents a hawk with wings deployed in flight position and evokes death.…
MFZ-31
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This mask is from the Moagha group of the familyMossiIt represents a hawk with wings deployed in flight position and evokes death.…
MFZ-31

Family masks are not intended for dance or participation in religious, funeral or playful ceremonies. They serve as mediation between the…
MFANT-151

They belong to the secret society Gaza and behave on the occasion of the ceremonies of initiation and circumcision of adolescents. They…
MFANT-152

This type of anthropomorphic mask was used by male society Ngil This secret society was in charge of initiations and fought against…
MFANT-153

Small initiation mask like, it indicates the reddish color of your wood. His concave face between the ciliary arches and his mouth…
MFANT-154

It's a mask that represents the female face of a young woman. The white color, obtained from the kaoli, is the color…
MFANT-155

It dominates the Tukula red and brown pigmentation on which stand out large eyebrows in the form of swallow with wings deployed,…
MFANT-156

The masks of the Vuvi they are characterized by the sobriety of the style of their masks in which no important quality…
MFANT-157

Facial mask that participates in the initiation of adolescents and funeral ceremonies. Numerous scarifications, a semicircular in the center of…
MFANT-158

These striated masks dominated by the red colors of strength and blood, white of purity and the dead and black of shadows…
MFANT-159

Rare triangular-looking fang mask and prominent mouth. A semicircle of reed crosses the fret from side to side separating the face of…
MFANT-212

Mask that in a stylized way represents an imaginary antelope, possibly inspired by hyprothragus orcobafor natives. Polychrome red-ochre and black…
MFZ-52

Small masks also called “San Cristóbal”. They are employed by travellers travelling abroad or outside their region. They are sewn to a…
MPS-15

The Kple Kple mask is a Goli mask. The Goli is one of the most important festivities in the village of Baulé.…
MFAZ-79

It is a male mask. Male masks, mainly war masks, are difficult to differentiate from the masks of their neighbours the Krus…
MFANT-160

This branch of the Dan Liberians is established in the Greater Bassa Where they take the name, don't confuse it with the…
MFANT-161

The mask, called Loniaké, is made from a rectangular wooden plate bordered by fringes and topped by one or two bird heads,…
MFG-54

Small masks also called “San Cristóbal”. They are employed by travellers travelling abroad or outside their region. They are sewn to a…
MPS-16

Mask painted red and with tongue outside. This is a mask of griotThey always have a "well hung" language, as the natives…
MFANT-162

Elegant and fine elephant mask showing the domain of sculpture on wood Guró. Hunter mask. Light brown patina. Appears at funerals. These…
MFZ-33

The Bwa are part of the Boboknown as “Bobo blacks” , like the “Bobo Fing”, considered the real ones Bobo. They are…
MFG-55

Mask that presents the usual delicacy of strokes of the faces of masks yauré.the mask stands a so much finely sculpted. The…
MFANT-163

It is a male mask. Male masks, mainly war masks, are difficult to differentiate from the masks of their neighbours the Krus…
MFANT-164

Belly or ventral masks are used by different ethnic groups to represent motherhood. They are worn by men during ceremonies intended to…
MVT-5