Art africain

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figure; religious/ritual equipment (?) | British Museum
Africa | Figure group (possibly for ritual use) comprising of a women with other figures; glass beads on velvet and cloth with a basketry frame | Purchased in 1924 at the palace of the Ogoga of Ikerre-Ekiti
Bamileke Bamum Beaded figure Perlenbestickte Figur Koenigsfigur Kamerun Cameroon
Africa | Female prestige figure from the Bamileke/Bamum people of Cameroon Grasslands | Wood, fabric and glass beads
mask/headdress
Africa | Hat from the Lega people of DR Congo | Basketry with mussel (Iridina spekei) and sea heart (Entada gigas) shells and the skull of a white-thighed hornbill (Bycanistes albotibialis) attached. Glass bead, metal, seeds and buttons.
Collections | National Museum of African Art
Africa | Nkisi 'Fetish/Power Figure'. Kongo peoples, DR Congo | Late 19th to mid 20th century | Wood, glass, iron, pigment, cloth, plant fiber, horn, nails | A nkisi is the physical container for a spirit from the other world, the land of the dead. It has the power to heal, to protect or to punish. Minkisi can be dramatic wooden sculptures with mirror-covered resin boxes added to hold the empowering substances, or they can be ordinary containers such as pots, net bags and baskets.
A1300-411
Africa | Headdress / hat from the Bamileke people of Cameroon | Glass beads sewn over cotton and wood | 20th century
yoruba/nago statue ||| figure
yorubanago statue | figure | sotheby's pf1117lot67b2jfr
Africa | Omdurman/Baggara Doll. Sudan | Wood, beads, bark, button, shells…
Statuette Maternité en alliage de bronze - Verre / Were - Nigeria Cameroun - Objet n°5605 - Galerie Bruno Mignot
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Fetiche Nkisi Nkonde Janiforme - Yombe - RDC Zaire - Nkisi Nkonde
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Africa | Helmet mask "kabongo" from the Kuba people of DR Congo | Wood, red pigment remains, metal tags, a band decorated with cowrie shells at the back
BEAU ET RARE MASQUE LULUWA , RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO | Christie's
Africa | Mask from the Luluwa people of DR Congo | Wood, raffia and pigment | ca. early 20th century
MASQUE DAN , CÔTE D'IVOIRE | Christie's
Africa | Mask from the Dan people of the Ivory Coast | Early 20th century
African Baluba Mask 2 | GenuineAfrica.com
African Masks - Baluba Mask 2 - Front - Click for a more detailed view of this African Mask.