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This male figure has his hands on his hips and has large feet with pronounced toes. The figure is bronze, made with lost wax casting. It is one of a kind.

The Ibo and Ekoi people live in Eastern Nigeria. Among the Ibo, the Ekpo secret society uses a variety of masks for paying tribute to their ancestors who they believe are in charge of their well-being. Mask features may be calm or fierce in…

This kneeling woman is wearing a necklace with a pendant, has coffee bean eyes and beautifully carved and elaborate hair, colored with bluing. There is a baby on her back. The figure is made of carved wood with a dark brown patina with blue pigment.…

This sculpture is beleived to be from the Igbo people of Nigeria. The Igbo live in the Niger-Benue River Valley in eastern central Nigeria. This environment is rich in agriculture. They have absorbed the influence of surrounding neighbors, and today…

Carved wood with dark brown black patina with white kaolin and green vegetable pigment in the form of a male face with strong face, accented raised eyebrows, coffee bead eyes with holes pieced in center for dancer’s viewing, fine nose and mouth, 3…

This mask was created with both inlaid white teeth and eyes, coiffure knops and a skin covered surface. The Boki people who are neighbors carve in a similar style but do not apply a skin covering.

The origin of this wooden piece is not certain. It is still under investigation, but it is believed to have originated from either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria.

This totem has a male figure standing on the right, and a female figure on the left, with upturned open palms. They are standing on top of a block-like post with carved relief ancestral faces. The totem reminds a couple that cultural and tribal…

This male face mask has long curved horns on top and sits atop a round helmet. The mask is made of carved wood with a dark encrusted red camwood powder patina.