woodcarvings

WOODCARVINGS

MASKS
SMALL SHUTTERS & DOORS
STOOLS
STATUETTES
LOCKS
SUPPORT BEAMS AND LADDERS
HEADRESTS

 

 


MASKS

At present our masks cover the following tribes:
 
Dogon (Mali)
Bozo (Mali)
Bobo (Burkina Faso)
Yoruba (Benin) geledemasks
Baoulé (Ivory Coast)
Bambara (Mali)
Marka (Mali)
Mossi (Burkina Faso)
Senoufo (Ivory Coast)
Dan (Ivory Coast)

Examples
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SMALL SHUTTERS & DOORS

These nicely carved small shutters are used by the Dogon of Mali to seal their mud-brick
granaries containing the latest harvest.
Also available are large Dogon (Mali) and Mossi (Burkina Faso) doors.

Examples
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STOOLS

At present our stools cover the following tribes:

Ashanti (Ghana)
Yoruba (Benin)
Gurunsi (Burkina Faso)
Lobi (Burkina Faso)
Senoufo (Ivory Coast)
Fon (Benin)
Dogon (Mali)
Bobo (Burkina Faso)
Ethiopia
Zimbabwe

Examples
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STATUETTES

Made by the following tribes:

Dogon (Mali)
Fon (Benin)
Ewe (Ghana)
Lobi (Ghana / Burkina Faso)
Senoufo (Ivory Coast)
Ashanti (Ghana)
Bozo (Mali)
Yoruba (Benin)
Moba (Togo)
Bambara (Mali)
Baoulé (Ivory Coast)
Fanti (Ghana)
Adan (Ghana)

Examples
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LOCKS

Small door locks of Bambara, Dogon (Mali), Bobo (Burkina Faso) origin.

Examples
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SUPPORT BEAMS AND LADDERS

Support beams and ladders of Dogon (Mali) or Lobi (Burkina Faso) origin.

Examples
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HEADRESTS

Toguna has a large and varied collection of small Ethiopian headrests and small stools
from different parts of the country. All of these pieces have been used.

Examples
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