Antique Bambara Mask from Mali West Africa 25x8 in kente stoles Another large group has triangular

Another large group has triangular

Hand crafted Maasai Warrior Couple with traditional hair and ear decoration

One can find zig-zag pattern or open work and no lack of figurative motifs

the young wife had no status whatsoever until the birth of her first child

14 Panel Classy Umbrella

Antique Bambara Mask from Mali West Africa 25x8 in kente stoles Another large group has triangularThe Bambara is the largest ethnic group in Mali, West Africa. Their traditions include six male societies, each with its own type of mask. Initiation for men lasts for seven years and ends with their symbolic death and their rebirth. Nearly every Bambara man had to pass through these societies in succession, until, upon reaching the highest rank, he had acquired a comprehensive knowledge of ancestral traditions. Those societies are the Jo, the ntomo,