Ancestor or named individual

This entry has no written description yet. The records below are indexed and citable; the surrounding account of the tradition is still to be written.

16 records

15 of 16 records carry a photograph. The rest are catalogued from museum records that publish no reusable image.

• Face Mask (Agboho mmuo)Igbo · Face maskMuseum-published Museum accession
• Female figure from an obu (house of images)Igbo · Figure, staff, or non-mask objectMuseum-published Museum accession
• Gambanda or Kambanda Female MaskPendeMuseum-published Museum accession
• Gelede Helmet Mask of a Gendarme (3)Yoruba · Headdress or crest worn atop the headMuseum-published Museum accession
• Gelede Mask (2)Yoruba · Headdress or crest worn atop the headMuseum-published Museum accession
• Helmet (Gelede)YorubaMuseum-published Museum accession
• Helmet MaskBamileke · Face maskMuseum-published Museum accession
• Lefem – Commemorative figureBamileke · Figure, staff, or non-mask objectMuseum-published Museum accession
• MaskYoruba · Headdress or crest worn atop the headMuseum-published Museum accession
• Mask for Mblo MasqueradesBaule · Face maskMuseum-published Museum accession
• Shrine Figure (Ikenga)Igbo · Figure, staff, or non-mask objectMuseum-published Museum accession
• Shrine Figure (Ikenga)Igbo · Figure, staff, or non-mask objectMuseum-published Museum accession
• Uhunmwun-elao – Ancestral Commemorative Brass HeadBini · Figure, staff, or non-mask objectMuseum-published Museum accession
• Urhobo MaskUrhobo · Face maskMuseum-published Museum accession
• Zogbe Helmet Mask for Sande Society (Also called Sowei, Bundu, or Ndoli Jowei )Gola · Vertical helmetMuseum-published Museum accession
• No photographHelmet Mask (Sowei)Mende · Vertical helmetMuseum-published Museum accession

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