Antique AND Unique Bambara Mask from Mali West Africa 27x14 in Ring requires the creation of a

requires the creation of a shrine in the personal hut of the individual

Floral thread embroidery border on neckline

The kifwebe society used them to ward off disaster or any threat

These old igbo drum is priceless and unusual this is a powerful drum which was used by town crier

The Bassa have several female and male societies

Antique AND Unique Bambara Mask from Mali West Africa 27x14 in Ring requires the creation of aThe 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,