Bronze. Cm. 6,0 high x 5,5 width (2.36″ x 2.17″); Gr. 66,1 (2.33 oz.). These figures are believed to cure the madness. The word “Putchu” means horse and “Guinadji” means demon in the Kotoko language. The “Putchu Guinadji” are the horse and the rider who fight the demons attacking the mad...
Wood cm. 54 high; weight 2,1 kg. Motherhood plays an important role in all societies, but in African culture, a woman is often evaluated by the number of children she produces: in traditional West African societies, the woman has the main purpose of fathering and raising children. Understanding the importance...
Wood, paint. Cm. 68,5 high x cm 27,0 width x cm. 34,0 depth. Kg 6,4. The kneeling pose of this figure is known as ikunle, and it ‘signifies respect, courtesy and supplication’ amongst the Yoruba. The orant presenting an offering to one of the pantheon of Yoruba deities (Orisha) is...
Wood. Cm. 96 width x cm. 20 high x cm. 19 depth. Kg. 8,0. "Zoomorphic helmet masks like the one seen here are worn by members of the all-male Senufo association known as Poro, during funerals of important elders and other ceremonies. These prestigious and powerful masks are visual statements...
Bronze cm. 25,0 high x cm. 16,0 width. gr. 782,0. The Senufo people are an ethnolinguistic group of West Africa. They consist of several subgroups that live in a region that crosses the northern Ivory Coast, southeastern Mali and western Burkina Faso. They are predominantly animists, with some who are Muslims....
Wood, paint and glass beads. Cm. 32,0 high x cm. 10 width. Grams 757,2. Ashanti, also known as Asante, are part of the Akan ethnic group and are native to the Ashanti Region of modern-day Ghana. The wealthy, gold-rich Asante people developed the large and influential Asante Empire, along the Lake...
Terracotta. Cm 40,0 high x cm. 11,5 wide. The Nok culture is an early Iron Age population whose material remains are named after the Ham village of Nok in Kaduna State of Nigeria, where their terracotta sculptures were first discovered in 1928. The Nok Culture appeared in northern Nigeria around...
Terracotta. Cm 52,5 high x cm. 14,5 wide. The Nok culture is an early Iron Age population whose material remains are named after the Ham village of Nok in Kaduna State of Nigeria, where their terracotta sculptures were first discovered in 1928. The Nok Culture appeared in northern Nigeria around...
Wood. Cm. 55,0 high. The Zaramo people are an East African ethnic group found along the coast of Tanzania, particularly in its Pwani Region. By oral tradition, the Zaramo are said to be descendants of the Shomvi people under the lead of the warrior-hero, Pazi in the early 19th century. The...
Early to mid 20th. Wood. Approximately cm. 80,0 high (31.5”). Kg 4,18 (9.22 lb). Bambara Maternity Figure is intended to encourage fertility and to celebrate motherhood. The Bambara (or Bamana) are a Mandé people living in west Africa, primarily in Mali but also in Guinea, Burkina Faso and Senegal. In African art...
