Comb Colono
Nice comb that represents a settler dressed in jacketsuit, hat and tie, extraordinarily rare thing in Ivory Coast, given the heat.
PNS-29
Regalia
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Royalties are the material symbols representative of the head's authority. They are the main symbols of power and dignity and can only be carried and possessed by those who wield power. Ceremony swords, flyflies, scepters and command sticks are part of the royalties. Only kings can carry scepters and batons of command. The scepter is, par excellence, the symbol of royal power, to such an extent that even in the absence of the king honors and pleitesy. They are usually delicately sculpted and richly decorated, whether made of wood, bronze or covered with gold foil as in the country. Akan.
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Dance Baston Oshe Shango
It is a cane or axe of ceremony used during worship to the god of Thunder Shango, fourth Yoruba king who was…
BST-34
Baston Ritual
Ethnic dignitary ceremony baton Kulango, located in the northwest of Ivory Coast.
BST-2
Pipe
When the bowls are decorated they reproduce in symbolic language the fundamental concepts of the tribe.
PIP-1
Pipe
Pipe made of light wood, like most mangbetu objects.
PIP-2
Anthropomorphic pipe
The pipe is a prestigious object, essentially masculine, that indicates the rank of its owner.
PIP-4
Scary.
The flycar is a symbol of power or prestige. They are used by kings and notables.
ESP-1
Pipe
The pipe is a prestigious object, essentially masculine, that indicates the rank of its owner.
PIP-5
Pipe
Pipe whose clay bowl represents the head of a character TikarFine cane.
PIP-6
Comb
Comb from the Bafusam region, made of hippopotamus bone. They are ornament combs, of prestige rather than of use.
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Comb
Comb with sculpted motifs characteristic of the group AkanTime skate.
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Comb
Comb vcon motifs characteristic of the group AkanTime skate.
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Comb
AKAN USE PEINE WITH TRIBAL GROUNDS SCULPTED IN BIG FACE. BELLA PATINIA FOR USE COLOR MARRON.
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Maternity comb
The comb in Africa is a sign of distinction and the range of its carrier, because in fact, the comb prevents carrying…
PNS-9
Comb Goli
Cut into a single piece of this comb whose handle represents a Goli mask.
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Female
Eight-barbed comb whose handle is made up of a woman with incipient breasts with her hands on her belly.
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Head Jano
The comb handle is topped by a double Jano head. Patina for use.
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Man Stacking
This comb is topped by a man stacking grain in a mortar. Item carved in one piece.
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Head of Women
Eight-pointed peibe whose handle represents a woman's wig, with a red collar on her neck.
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Man With Son
The mango figures a man with his son crudely realized. Clear wood.
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Queen’s Head
PINE DE RESIGIO WITH THE EFIGIE OF A MOTHER QUEEN.
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Queen’s Head
A prestigious comb with the head of a queen mother. Old weld on a spike.
PNS-17
Comb
Comb carved on both sides with motifs typical of the Akan group.
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Comb
Comb carved on both sides with geometric drawings of the ethnic group.
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