by Karl Norton | Sep 20, 2023
Yoruba Female Figure by Thomas Ona Small wooden images of colonial European figures by Thomas Ona can be found in the collections of the Fowler Museum at UCLA, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, and the University of Glasgow. Tribe: Yoruba...
by Karl Norton | Jun 23, 2023
Asante Akua’ba Doll Figure Consecrated by ritual specialists, they are carried by women who hope to conceive a child. After influencing pregnancy, akua ba become family heirlooms Tribe: Asante/Ashanti Origin: Ghana Approx Age: Mid 20th Century Materials: Wood...
by Karl Norton | Jan 11, 2023
Ibibio (Anang) Female Figure After the pre-marriage seclusion period, young women would have been elaborately coiffed and adorned with rich, black-line body painting by a female artist before she was presented to the community. Tribe: Ibibio, Anang Origin: Cross...
by Karl Norton | Nov 10, 2022
Akan Elephant Statuette The elephant is universally used as a royal symbol of power and strength, and strongly among the Akan people of Ghana Tribe: Akan Origin: Ghana/Ivory Coast Approx Age: 1920s Materials: Wood Dimensions cm: 22 tall x 25 long Ref. Number: 1819...
by Karl Norton | Nov 10, 2022
Senufo Tugubele Figure Senufo diviners, called Sando’o, used these small wooden anthropomorphic statuettes to communicate with the helpful spirits living in the wilderness. Tribe: Senufo Origin: Ivory Coast Approx Age: 19th very early 20th Century Materials: Wood,...
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