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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.

This pendant is in the shape of an inverted crescent with a braided loop at the top for hanging. There is a braided rope design on the center, with coiled circular patterns. The bottom center has a flute motif. This is one of kind, lost wax cast…

Male and female figures stand back to back on this totem. Both figures have caps on their heads and are similarly at-tired and posed. This is a one of a kind bronze figure made with lost wax casting, and having a dark brown patina.

This female figure sits on a bench. She has a three braid coiffure, a lip plug and a necklace with a round pendant. The bronze figure is made from lost wax casting.

This one-of-a-kind male ancestral totem features a male wearing a cap and a pendant seated on a stool, with serpents writing on the stool’s legs. The bronze figure has a dark brown and green pat-ina and was made by lost wax casting.

This simple abstract figure is one of a kind. It is made from hand-forged iron with a black encrusted patina with red accents.

At the bottom of this large carved wood mask is a round face with a handle for holding it in front of the wearer. The mask of wood, with brown and black vegetable pigment, brown indigo, and white kaolin.

There are various groups of people living in the Burkina Faso region reflected by a wide range in forms and types of masks. This example has a hand grip, beard, small mouth and four eyes and a crest. Masks are worn in ceremonies relating to farming,…