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This mask is made of carved wood with a dark brown vegetable pigment and red and yellow ochre earth pigments, and white kaolin. There is a wood handle at the chin for holding the mask, and a basketry headdress on top, covered with fabric. Raffia is…

This U-shaped mask has a pair of horns. It is made of carved wood with a dark brown encrusted patina.

This small figure is of a pregnant female with her arms outstretched behind her. She has rings around her ankles, arms, chest and hips and is wrapped in indige-nous fabric. This is a one of a kind, hand-made terra cotta with a dark brown vegetable…

This figure has a single body with two heads—one male and one female. The female head has a crest of hair. There is a large hole at the back for inserting herbal medicines. This is hand-made terra cotta with dark brown vegetable patina with red…

This small door features three cow heads, two huts, and a frog being bitten by a serpent. This totem is one of a kind, made from bronze using the lost wax casting method, and it has a brown patina.

This oval mask has large round eyes and a pair of small white horns on top. There is old raffia attached around the outer rim and signs of prolonged extensive use. The mask is made of carved wood with a dark brown patina and white kaolin.

This small anthropomorphic figure has the minimal form of a human body wrapped in fabric. The face is part human-part animal with large round ears. The figure is one of a kind, small handmade terra cotta with a dark brown black patina.

One of a kind, lost wax cast bronze with dark patina in the form of a male from the hips up, wearing round cap, beard, neck ring, arms at sides of body with hands serving as sound openings and placement for attachment for suspension, navel and 3 tier…

This U-shaped ankle spur has the head of a man wearing a pointed cap and is flanked by chameleons. At either end of the spur is a round cast ring for attaching to a boot. This bronze spur has a rich patina and was made with lost wax casting.

This U-shaped ankle spur has the head of a female and is flanked by chameleons. At either end of the spur is a round cast ring for attaching to a boot. This bronze spur has a rich patina and was made with lost wax casting.