Monastic Initiation Ritual, Benedictine Nuns. Ordo

1765 Duties of Religious Life Monastics NUNS Monks Saint Frances de Sales Maxims Pierre Collets “Treaty of the Duties of Religious Life” is a rare, 18th-century manual on the responsibilit

A rare carved wood and painted ceremonial mask worn by young boys during initiation rituals. They embody ancestral or spirit figures in human form. They serve as instructors and guardians to the initi

Dennis Black (American, 20th C.) "Initiation Ritual," wood and metal sculpture. Size: 8.75'' x 32.5'' x 13.5'' (22 x 83 x 34 cm). Provenance: Acquired from the Gramercy Park National Arts Club, NYC.

Odd Fellows wooden triangle with metal spikes. This object was part of an Odd Fellows initiation ritual in which the initiate would inspect this object, a wooden triangle with metal spikes, before bei

The muder, or scorpion, was produced by the Ingesanna of Sudan, Africa. Such swords were traditionally used during initiation ritual, though in recent memory the tribe states that they are carried by

3 African Zimbabwe or Zambia Makishi Masquerade Initiation Dolls The makishi is performed at the end of the mukanda , an annual initiation ritual for boys between the ages of 8-12performed in the Luva

This is a wonderful large carved wooden headdress/ mask from the Bidjogo peoples of Guinea Bissau west Africa , who hold initiation rituals for young girls and boys, according to their age group. Thes

A very fine Old "Lipiko" mask or "Muti Wa Lipiko " translated as the head of Lipiko, which was typically worn during initiation rituals. This old example has a well carved face suggesting a type of po

Latin America, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 20th century CE. A beautiful oil on canvas painting of Santa Gertrudis La Magna or Saint Gertrude the Great, a medieval German Benedictine nun and mystic w

This is a wonderful large carved wooden headdress/ mask from the Bidjogo peoples of Guinea Bissau west Africa , who hold initiation rituals for young girls and boys, according to their age group. Thes

carved wooden helmet mask with real Bull horns attached. The Bidjogo people of Bissagos archipelago, Guinea Bissau, hold initiation rituals for young girls and boys, according to their age group. Thes

African Galoa Right of Passage Mask, Gabon. Caved wood and pigment. Traditionally "okukwe" masks would perform during rite of passage ceremonies, such as births, initiation rituals, weddings or funera

Slapstick Spanker. Kalamazoo: The Henderson-Ames Co., ca. 1910. A classic piece of apparatus used in fraternal initiation rituals. A leather covered wooden spanker that can be loaded with a blank cart

Perfect shaped wooden mask in the shape of a gorilla head and used by the Bakongo tribe in Congo. The gorilla is important for the community. He represents power and is used in initiation rituals and

Kwoma Mindja ancestor figure - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 46 cm This engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in hon

Old Kwoma Mindja Ancestor Figure - East Sepik Papua New Guinea 1950's Wood 67 cm This engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in honor of th

18" Carved and painted wood mask in style of the Pende tribe for use in initiation rituals, and 17.5" painted wood shield with geometric design, handle. Mid 20th Century

Old Kwoma Mindja Ancestor Figure East Sepik Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Wood 50 cm This old engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in

Old Yena Head for Yam ceremonie - Sepik / Kwoma Papua New Guinea 1950 Wood 76 cm This old figure made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in honor of the c

Old Yena head for Yam harvest - Sepik - Papua New Guinea Mid 20th century Very hard Wood 34 cm This old figure made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in

Nkulu Tortoise Mask, Lega (Warega) People, Democratic Republic of Congo, 20th c., for use in Bwami Society initiation rituals. Roughly 10" x 8". Good condition.

Spectacular Display The art of Nkanu Initiation rituals van Damme, Annemieke London: Philip Wilson and Washington: Smithsonian National Museum of African Art ISBN: 0-85667-554-7 English text 94 pages

Old Kwoma Mindja ancestor figure - East Sepik - Papua New Guinea 1970 Wood 50 cm This beautiful engraving was made by the Kwoma civilization and was used both in initiation rituals and ceremonies in h

1716 MONKS & NUNS Monastics Catholic Heylot Illustrated 107 Engraved Plates A rare 1716 first edition tome from ‘The History of Clergy, Secular and Regular’ by Pierre Heylot and Filippo Bonanni. T