Fanti Fertility Doll Ghana. is an old and very good example of the well known Akua'ba fertility. arms and breasts and a column shaped body. The back of its head has a. with clay. There is a carved triangular loop on the top of its head.
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Baoule Kpan Mask Ivory Coast. in the Goli dance ceremonies of the Baoule people along with other. then the ram-horned kpan. finally the human-faced kpan. mask has been used in dance and still has its rubber strip to hold it.
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Female Mask Ivory Coast. mask is "male" and another "female", although the. finely crafted mask of a woman would have been made for the goli. masks are "male". Each mask is also conceived of as having.
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Made in Ghana / Ivory Coast by native African tribes including Asante, Fanti, Akyem, Brong, Sefwi, Anyi, Nzima, Baule,originally made as weights for gold in the middle ages.
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Guere-Wobe Tribal Mask – Liberia Wood and pigment circa mid to late 20th Century Measures approximately: H35cm x W19cm x D13cm AboutThis mask is a female guardian of the chief. It has triangular shapes for the eyes and a massive round forehead and cheeks. The large circular mouth is 8cm in diameter, big enough to accept a small human hand. A geometric design has been carved in the forehead and cheeks and picked out in white pigment. I purchased it in Ghana in 2003. The true significance of the mouth size and shape is a mystery. I purchased this mask in GhanaPrivate collection
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This Ibeji is finely carved and has traces of Reckitt's blue in the hair. Large age split/crack from hair down to back. Age split in buttocks and another one to front of base. Age related wear as expected.
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Old African Turkana-food Container.
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A talismanic goat hide from the Hausa of northern Nigeria. This Allo hide is covered with beautifully written sacred extracts from the Qur’an, mixed with magical and protective texts in a diagram of talismanic drawings and shapes believed to endow the hide with blessings or Baraka.
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