ITEM #:
2676
ETHNICITY:
Yombe
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
NYAMWEZI ZITHER:
This Nyamwezi zither, or 5-string harp, comes from the largest ethnic groups in north-central Tanzania.
ITEM #:
55046
ETHNICITY:
Nyamwezi
ORIGIN:
Tanzania
NYAMWEZI ZITHER:
This Nyamwezi zither, or 5-string harp, comes from the largest ethnic groups in north-central Tanzania.
ITEM #:
55020
ETHNICITY:
Bambara
ORIGIN:
Mali
BAMBARA CHIWARA FEMALE:
The Chiwara headdresses were worn in dances at the beginning of the rainy season (or when a fallow field was re-seeded) to assure a good harvest.
ITEM #:
55042
ETHNICITY:
Baule
ORIGIN:
Cote D'Ivoire
BAULE COLONIAL FIGURE:
An early, hand-carved and hand-painted colonial, wooden colonial figure in a formal suit and a jaunty pose by the Baule people of Ivory Coast.
ITEM #:
55043
ETHNICITY:
Baule
ORIGIN:
Cote D'Ivoire
BAULE COLONIAL FIGURE:
An early, hand-carved and hand-painted colonial, wooden colonial figure in a formal suit and a jaunty pose by the Baule people of Ivory Coast.
Wonderful old Yaka Ndeema Mask from the Jean-Pierre Hallet Estate Collection. Masks of this genre were used in the initiation rites of the young boys coming of age.
ITEM #:
2635
ETHNICITY:
Suku
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
SUKU DIVINATION CUP
Suku cups were passed down in a matrilinear succession and generations of use resulted in the shiny old patinas that are the characteristic.
ITEM #:
5526
ETHNICITY:
Suku
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
SUKU FETISH FIGURE
This Suku fetish figure (as called in older literature) or power figure, is attributed to the Suku/Yaka people of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
ITEM #:
55055
ETHNICITY:
Bamileke
ORIGIN:
Cameroon Grasslands
BAMILEKE KUOSI SOCIETY ELEPHANT MASK:
the Bamileke Elephant Mask, a venerable artifact that embodies the pinnacle of social rank and power from the Cameroon grasslands.
ITEM #:
2707
ETHNICITY:
Yombe
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
YOMBE PRESTIGE SPOON:
A wonderful Yombe African Spoon, ceremoniously presented to the most hospitable woman of the villiage to distribute rice to fellow villiagers after harvest.
ITEM #:
5527
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA ANAGO GELDED MASK:
This Anago Gelede mask, is from the Yoruba people. Gelede headdresses commonly pay tribute to priestesses and female devotees of various gods.
ITEM #:
55057
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA BEADED SASH:
This beaded sash represents the profound spiritual garments worn by Ifa priestesses during sacred ceremonies.