woodcarvings

WOODCARVINGS

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

 

 



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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)

  

                              


             


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.

  

                                       


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

  

                           


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

  

                                     

                         


LOCKS

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

Examples

  

                       


SUPPORT BEAMS AND LADDERS

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

Examples

  

                               


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