Two terracotta Anyi 'Mma' effigies
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Pre 1900 item# 1123154 (stock# A9534 A9535)
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Heavily-potted, solid, fired clay figures, such as these two examples, were made as portraits of deceased royal family members - kings and queen-mothers (seated figure, here) as well as members of their courts (standing figure, here). This type of figure ranges in age from the early 18th C. through the early 20th C. CE, when increasing pressure from colonial missionaries and officers ceased production. Many western Akan (Anyi) region terracottas are thought to be physical likenesses of those who ...click for details
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A superb Nuna or Bwa plank mask
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Pre 1900 item# 1113774 (stock# B2600179)
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This type of 'Do' mask embodies concepts of supernatural forces which are not visible in this world. The Bwa name for such a vertical mask is "bayiri", and a female gender is assigned to the mask type. These abstracted forms are not intended to look like anything in particular, with surface decoration, as described by Coquet and Regis in Emily Hanna-Vergara's 1996 dissertation, "deliberately conceived as an esoteric text whose vivid graphic language is derived from de ...click for details
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A fine Yoruba Esu dance staff
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Pre 1920 item# 1109890 (stock# Y1002307)
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The messenger of the gods, Esu, is the subject matter of this fine dance staff figure. Among Yoruba peoples, Esu was the mediator between the spiritual world and the real world. He is believed to bring riches and good fortune to those who follow a sacrificial way of life. If treated properly, he delivers human requests to the gods, but, if mistreated, he can create a chaotic and scrambled message which wreaks havoc. This is a superb and old example showing much use and loving care. He is adorned ...click for details
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A Loango carved hippo tusk
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Pre 1900 item# 1062041 (stock# L9953-2br)
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An early example of tourist art created by Africans in the 19th century for sale to Europeans. These beautifully arranged, spiraling processions of humans, and sometimes animals, were made by professional ivory carvers whose artistic roots were in the traditional themes and forms of their culture. The figures portrayed here show both men and women wearing native and western outfits and "reflect the artist's efforts to come to terms with the cultural changes of his time." (Kecskesi, ...click for details
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