▁documented ▁in ▁the ▁collection , ▁which ▁includes ▁many ▁examples ▁of ▁ex - v otos , ▁cl ay ▁and ▁wood ▁stat u ary , ▁etc . ▁Manuel ▁E ud ó cio , ▁Z é ▁Cab oc lo ▁and ▁M estre ▁C ând ido ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁art is ans ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁collection . ▁ ▁African ▁art ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁collection ▁of ▁African ▁art ▁is ▁composed ▁by ▁wood ▁car v ings , ▁mask s , ▁cer emon ial ▁objects , ▁functional ▁objects , ▁iv ory ▁and ▁bronze ▁sculpt ures , ▁text iles , ▁body ▁orn aments , ▁and ▁other ▁items ▁related ▁to ▁several ▁eth nic ▁groups , ▁most ▁part ▁of ▁which ▁ind igen ous ▁to ▁Western ▁Africa , ▁more ▁specifically , ▁to ▁the ▁B ight ▁of ▁Ben in . ▁The ▁collection ▁is ▁of ▁particular ▁importance ▁for ▁its ▁coh er ent ▁ge ographical ▁unity , ▁which ▁allows ▁the ▁identification ▁of ▁inter eth nic ▁flows ▁among ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ash anti , ▁Bass a , ▁Ba oul é , ▁Dan , ▁B amb ara , ▁Fon , ▁Ful ani , ▁Sen uf o , ▁Y or uba , ▁and ▁un ident ified ▁groups ▁of ▁Ben in . ▁It ▁is , ▁therefore , ▁an ▁important ▁register ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁symbols ▁of ▁political , ▁social ▁and ▁economic ▁power , ▁concerning ▁the ▁Pan - A fr ican ▁theories . ▁Other ▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁is ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁several ▁art works , ▁mainly ▁of ▁dev ot ional ▁nature , ▁are ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁Af ro -