ITEM #:
55017
ETHNICITY:
LwaLwa
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
LWALWA MVONDO MASK:
Lwalwa masks mesmerize with their impeccable composition, featuring an angular nose, prominent mouth, and intricately slotted eyes.
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ITEM #:
55017
ETHNICITY:
LwaLwa
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
LWALWA MVONDO MASK:
Lwalwa masks mesmerize with their impeccable composition, featuring an angular nose, prominent mouth, and intricately slotted eyes.
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YOMBE FIGURE A wonderful Yombe Phemba style post-colonial male figure wearing a mitre cap, sitting cross-legged on a stool while pouring a drink out of a bottle.
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ITEM #: 4035 ETHNICITY: Dogon ORIGIN: Mali DOGON NDULERI FIGURE: This Dogon Nduleri style nommo figure comes from the western side of the plateau.
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ITEM #: 4032 ETHNICITY: Bassa ORIGIN: Cameroon, Liberia BASSA FIGURE: The Bassa people are traditionally settled farmers who grow yam, cassava, eddoes and plantain. They are a lineage-linked independent clans who live in villages, each with a chief.
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ITEM #:
5613
ETHNICITY:
Nyamwezi
ORIGIN:
Tanzania
NYAMWEZI ZITHER:
This Nyamwezi zither, or 5-string harp, comes from the largest ethnic groups in north-central Tanzania. -
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.
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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.
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ITEM #:
55057
ETHNICITY:
Yoruba
ORIGIN:
Nigeria
YORUBA BEADED SASH:
This beaded sash represents the profound spiritual garments worn by Ifa priestesses during sacred ceremonies. -
ITEM #:
2702
ETHNICITY:
Yaka
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
YAKA M'BWOOLO FETISH FIGURE
A Yaka M'Bwoolo Fetish figure, used by diviners in the healing and protection rituals that they held, also used by families and vliages to ward off evil. -
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 #:
55021
ETHNICITY:
Kongo
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
BAKONGO PFEMBE FIGURE
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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 #:
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.
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ITEM #:
55022
ETHNICITY:
Luba
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
LUBA MATERNITY FIGURE:
Marvel at this intricate, old Luba Female Figure carving that embodies their reverence for motherhood and exquisite craftsmanship. -
BAULE RAM MASK: Two ram heads, a smaller version above a larger one, carved in very high relief on a plank. The zoomorphic forms are carved with long, medial planes and slanted eyes, with long, ridged, spiraled, white painted horns. -
ITEM #:
5521
ETHNICITY:
Luba
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
LUBA WHISTLE
The traditional Luba whistle, an instrument utilized by the secretive Luba society in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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ITEM #:
55024
ETHNICITY:
Luba
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
LUBA KIFWEBE MASK:
The very existence of the Luba Kifwebe Mask is a testament to the thriving Luba Kingdom, an empire known for its intricate governance, trade eminence, and spiritual prowess dating back to the 1500s.
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ITEM #:
5548
ETHNICITY:
Teke
ORIGIN:
Democratic Republic of Congo
TEKE POWER FIGURE:
Teke artistic activities primarily involve the carving of figures that are infused with magical substances called Bonga. These powerful figures, also known as "fetishes" in the West, have different purposes and are owned by different individuals. -
ITEM #:
55040
ETHNICITY:
Bamana
ORIGIN:
Mali
SEGOU-KOUTIALA REGION BAMANA CHIWARA:
This sculpture, steeped in the Chi Wara masquerades’ legacy and still celebrated today in Bamana rural traditions, boasts a lineage from the ‘Master of Antelopes’.
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ITEM #:
4507
ETHNICITY:
Bamana, Beledougou Region
ORIGIN:
Mali
BELEDOUGOU REGION BAMANA CHIWARA:
The Beledougou Chi Wara, (Bamako and parts of northwestern Mali), is a "horizontal" headdress used in agricultural ceremonies.
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