SPECIAL EXHIBIT | INSIDE THE GALLERY

Bassa and Dan Passport Masks

Monumental miniature Bassa and Dan passport masks are featured in our gallery. This group of nine ma go passports were used as personal charms for protection and for safe passage for initiates while traveling through villages. These masks embodied protective spirits and also served to mark the passage of an initiate into the men's secret society.

Collector's Corner

Connoisseurs and collectors will appreciate this special selection of unusual objects. Keep watching as we add miniatures, figures and headdresses from Fiedler's personal collection.

South African, Zulu Baskets

Traditinal basket weavings are used as gift offerings amonst the Zulu. Baskets combine Zulu traditions and symbolism and today are an important source of income to women in Zulu villages.