Scary.
Scary of vegetable fibers or brooms topped with a dan head. Dark-use patina.
ESP-11
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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Scary.
The flycar is finished off with a dan head and cauris.
ESP-7
Scary.
Fine flyflies with honey patina.
ESP-8
Pipe
Curious stone pipe whose bowl represents an anthropomorphic face.
PIP-17
Pipe
Artistic pipe depicting a character with his hands resting on his belly.
PIP-18
Pipe
The pipe is a prestigious object, essentially masculine, that indicates the rank of its owner.
PIP-19
Pipe
Long rod pipe, its furnace represents an anthropomorphic head.
PIP-20
Sceptre
Heavy solid bronze scepter in the form of hoe, belonging to an important dignitary.
BST-37
Baston De Commando
Baton used by notables as a symbol of dignity.
BST-38
Baston De Notable
Royalties are the material symbols representative of the head's authority.
BST-39
Baston De Commando
Baton used by notables as a symbol of dignity.
BST-40
Pipa De Prestigio
Pipa of the calls of prestige or ceremony because they are only used on great occasions, although not smoked in them, is…
PIP-21
Royal swords
Swords used by kings and court notables in great ceremonies.
ARC-9
Use Comb
Comb commonly used by notable women to hold hair. He's got one end of it and a tooth or pick.
PNS-22
Comb
Comb Akan topped with a male head, with fine braided knob. Rectangular comb body, decorated on its edges with overlapping concentric semicircles.
PNS-23
Comb with Cauri
Comb decorated with a cauri, symbol of female fertility. The comb's body is decorated with drawings whose significance we don't know.
PNS-24
Comb
Delicate comb garro topped with a small antelope head presented as if it were a human head.
PNS-25
Comb
The comb of the comb has a big fish and a ma topped with a female head from whose corners of the…
PNS-26
Comb
Six-point comb finely made with geometric recordings that perfectly responds to the aesthetic canons of the ethnic group.
PNS-27
Baston Oshe Shango
It is a cane or axe of ceremony used during the cult of the god of Thunder Shango, fourth Yoruba king who…
BST-41
Comb Colono
Five-pin comb with the head of a settler touched with the salacot. figures representing settlers are always satirical.
PNS-30
Comb With Androgine Figurine
Comb topped with an androgynous character with a necklace of small red beads.
PNS-31
Queen Mother comb
Prestigious comb representing a queen mother of Benin.
RGL-1
Pipe
Curious double terracotta pipe, decorated with geometric lines.
PIP-22
