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. 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...
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...
Cm. 21,5 in lenght (8.46″); Gr. 126,6 (4.47 oz.). Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece. Lobi The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. Starting around 1770 many of the Lobi migrated into southern Burkina Faso and later into Côte...
Carved wood, pigment. Cm. 53,0 high x cm. 24,5 width (20.87" x 9.65"). Mami Wata is a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa, and in the African diaspora in the Americas. Zaouli is a traditional dance of the Guro people of central Ivory Coast. The Zaouli mask, used...
1970-80'. Wood; cm 32,0 x cm. 13,3 (12.60” x 5.24” ). Grams 156,0 (5.50 oz). Good general conditions; some damage due to use and age. Akua Ba are wooden ritual fertility dolls from Ghana and nearby areas. The best known Akua Ba are those of the Ashanti people, whose akua’ba have...
Mid 20 century. Carved from hard wood and coloured blue and white. Approx. cm. 31,0 high x cm 16,0 width (12.20" x 6.30"); grams 860,0 (30.34 oz.). The Baule are an Akan people and one of the largest groups in Côte d'Ivoire who historically migrated from Ghana. Legend goes that in the...
1970'. Cm. 21,5 in lenght (8.46"); Gr. 126,6 (4.47 oz.). Lost-wax casting. The mold is destroyed every time; every object is a unique piece. The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. Starting around 1770 many of the Lobi migrated into southern Burkina Faso and later into...
