Sold2023A Komo (Kumu) Mask, "nsembu"Maske, "nsembu" Komo (Kumu), DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz. H 30 cm. Provenienz: - Galerie le Lutrin, Paul Gauzit, Lyon, Frankreich. - lt. mündlicher Überlieferung Armand Avril, Lyon,See Sold Price
Sold2023Mask - Wood - Kumu - DR CongoPowerful Kumu mask from the Ituri rainforest of D.R. Congo. Kumu masks are among the most important objects in their culture. They are used by the Nkunda society of sorcerers who call upon the primordSee Sold Price
Sold2018Suku-Maske, "hemba" / Suku Mask / DR Congo81 Maske, "hemba" Suku, DR Kongo Gesockelt / with custom base Holz, Raphia, Rohrgestell, Textil. H 44 cm. Provenienz: - Lawson Mooney (1922-1998), Boston. - Galerie Walu, Zürich (1985). Die SymbolikSee Sold Price
Sold2022Beautiful Large KOMO - KUMU wood Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery 1659CONGO DRC LARGE KUMU - KOMO NSEMBU MASK The "Nsembu" masks were used during the initiation rites of the "secret" divination society Nkunda The Kumu are a Bantu people living in the equatorial forest oSee Sold Price
Sold2021Nsembu KUMU KOMO initiation Mask African art Congo DrcTitle: Nsembu KUMU KOMO initiation Mask African art Congo Drc Provenance/Additional Info: CONGO DRC KUMU INITIATION MASK Nice little Nsembu Mask The "Nsembu" masks were used during the initiation riteSee Sold Price
Sold2018Kumu Divination Society African MasVintage wooden mask from the Kumu peoples, Congo / DRC, Africa. KUMU masks, called "nsembu" or "ibole", which appear in paired dances that contrast male and female roles during initiations into the seSee Sold Price
Sold2019A KUMU DIVINATION MASK, AFRICAN ARTA very rare old wooden mask from the Kumu peoples, Congo / DRC, Africa. KUMU masks, called \"nsembu\" or \"ibole\", which appear in paired dances that contrast male and female roles during initiationsSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Old Kumu Mask Ex Mooney Prior to 1975A rare carved wooden Kumu mask. Kumu peoples, Congo / DRC , central Africa. Provenance:- Field collected by Rev. Lawson Mooney in Congo, thence to Dr. Ken Adelman, Former director of USAID Zaire, prioSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Dramatic Kumu African mask Ex Levitt CollectionA Carved wooden face mask with dramatic and energetic expression and archaic aesthetic. Kumu peoples, DRC Congo, Africa. The mask measures 13 x 7 inches. Kumu mask - Fine older piece. Nsembu society mSee Sold Price
Sold2021Kumu, Komo mask - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal ArtTitle: Kumu, Komo mask - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art Description: Among early art masks, this African mask named Nsembu occurred in male-female pairs, and was used by the soothsayer society NkSee Sold Price
Sold2017Rare shield, before 1900 - D. R. Congo, Songe/Luba,wood, dark brown patina, kaolin (darkened), of oval vaulted form, carved with the representation of a small "kifwebe" mask in the centre, surrounded by flat incised band ornaments, massive handle backSee Sold Price
Sold2023Maternité "phemba" - D. R. Congo, Viliwood, pigments, glass, metal, rest. (base), plinth This figure captivates with a particularly beautiful face, which is dominated by large glazed eyes with painted pupils. The hairstyle, which is strikSee Sold Price
Sold2023Unusual caryatid stool, before 1909 - D. R. Congo, Songye / Lubawood, blackish brown patina, original repairs The stool shows two female and one male, respectively hermaphrodite caryatid figure with beard. The Songye share with the neighbouring Luba the same mythiSee Sold Price
Sold2017Small figure - D. R. Congo, Yakawood, blackish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, constricted facial features with prominent eyes, handwritten collection number on the backside of the base "Ya37", slightly dam., base; probably uSee Sold Price
Sold2023Plaited shield - D. R. Congo, Azanderattan, wood (frame and grip board), The weave of this shield is particularly dense and accurately worked, the large grip board on the back particularly elaborately decorated. After the troops return,See Sold Price
Sold2018Female figure with crossed arms - D. R. Congo, Chokwewood, rep., base H: 41,5 cm, H: 16,3 inch Provenance: Belgian Private Collection Continent: AfricaSee Sold Price
Sold2017Two knifes, 19th century - Gabon, Fang/D. R. Congo,a) knife of the Kusu, forged iron blade with copper inlay in openwork design and fine engravings on both sides, wooden hilt embellished with copper and studs, min. dam., slight traces of corrosion, l:See Sold Price
2020Power half figure "nkisi" - D. R. Congo, Songewood, hide, animal hair, feathers, plant fibre, reptile skin, base Acting as intercessors between ancestral spirits and the living, such larger "minkisi" were intended to benefit the entire community.See Sold Price
Sold2016Slit drum - D. R. Congo, Yakawood, encrusted patina, remains of pigments, cylindrical corpus, crowned by anthropomorphic head with massive horns, wickerwork basket with feathers ornament, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, basSee Sold Price
Sold2017Helmet-shaped mask, probably "phumbu" - D. R. Congo,wood, red, black and white pigment, coiffure in four pointed lobes, continuous brow line, nose bridge with grooved decor, incised scarification marks, drilled holes around the rim, slightly dam. (coifSee Sold Price
Sold2018Round mask "kifwebe" - D. R. Congo, Lubawood, kaolin, H: 33,5 cm, H: 13,2 inch Provenance: Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Wolf-Bernard Müller, Krefeld, Germany Continent: AfricaSee Sold Price
Sold2017Neckrest, end of 19th century - D. R. Congo, Lubawood, rich brown to blackish brown patina, a long-legged animal as cariatid figure for a slightly vaulted pillow, rising from massive rectangular base, slightly dam., abrasion of paint H: 14 cm; B: 12See Sold Price
Sold2017Horned mask "giphogo" - D. R. Congo, Pendewood, matt patina, polychrome paint, of typical form with tubular protruding eyes and abundant grass fibre beard, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base H: 39 cm, H: 15,4 inch Provenance: Cardoso,See Sold Price
Sold2016Mask - D. R. Congo, Iturilight wood, greyish brown patina, kaolin, dotted painting, framed by grass fibre tufts, in the chin area applied in two layers, slightly dam., abrasion of paint (nose); Ituri masks were made of the frSee Sold Price