Yaure Anoman Mask, Ivory Coast eye earrings Beaute Fatale: Armes D'Afrique Centrale

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Turquoise is less commonly used among the Turkmen

Lega Bwami Society Idumu Mask

and the metal Cross of Agadez— both worn as pendants and believed to bring Good Luck and Protection from Wrathful Djinn

her four legs represent the four Vedas

Yaure Anoman Mask, Ivory Coast eye earrings Beaute Fatale: Armes D'Afrique CentraleYaure Anoman Mask, Ivory Coast This mask is topped by a bird which is very likely related to the Di masculine society. It appears by group during rejoicings which can gather several villages. Originally, these kinds of masks named Anoman (bird) were only worn in funerals. In contact with death, it was invested with a dangerous force. Its role was to appease the manes of the deceased and to mobilize them for the sake of the family and village. Masked