BEMBE Superb zoomorphic initiation owl mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1744

Title: BEMBE Superb zoomorphic initiation owl mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1744Provenance/Additional Info: CONGO DRC Superb BEMBE zoomorphic mask Eluba ya butende Architecture very similar to

CONGO DRC BEMBE Zoomorphic Owl mask Called "Eluba ya butende na cwecwe" or "Emangungu" these masks were worn during the initiation rites of young people. "The animal that dominates the heights of the

Title: Beautiful initiation BEMBE Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1303Provenance/Additional Info: CONGO DRC BEMBE Large zoomorphic Owl mask Atypical mask, with his off-center smile that gives him a

Title: BEMBE Beautiful Zoomorphic Owl Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1212 Additional Information: CONGO DRC BEMBE Beautiful zoomorphic Owl mask Called "Eluba ya butende na cwecwe" or "Emangungu" th

CONGO DRC GOMA - Bembe Rare zoomorphic owl mask. The Goma live a little south of Bembe, in eastern Congo. They are very close to it culturally. A similar mask was mentioned by Marc Leo Felix (see bibl

CONGO DRC BEMBE zoomorphic Owl initiation mask Called "Eluba ya butende na cwecwe" or "Emangungu" these masks were worn during the initiation rites of young people. "The animal that dominates the heig

Title: Butende's Bembe/Goma mask - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Description: This African tribal mask of the Bembe, associated with the initiation and circumcision rituals of the Butende, has la

A finely carved wooden animal form mask with wonderful brightly colored and incised geometric designs. Bembe peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. The mask measures 15 x 8 inches. A metal display stand can be i

CONGO RDC BEMBE ALUNGA MASK "Ecwabuka ya alunga" (the head of Alunga) Or Echwaboka (PP Gossiaux) Those masks are often janiform and monoxyl helmets. But not always, it can be also two half cylinders c

CONGO DRC SUPERB DOUBLE LEGA BWAMI IDIMU MASK Rare Double face Mask This type of mask was used as part of the cult of the Bwami, an association that organized the social structure and ensured the stab

Title: Bembe Alunga mask - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Description: A face with large concave orbits, a nose and a mouth reduced, form this African mask surmounted by a growth evoking horns. Th

Title: Bembe Face Mask - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Mask Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood Dimensions: 13,78 Inch Weight: 1,98 Pounds Not

Title: Songye zoomorphic wooden mask - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Dimension: 15,75 Inch Weight: 1,76 Pounds Materials: Wood, raffia Ite

CONGO 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 o

Title: Bembé Echawokaba hem mask - DRC Congo- African Art Tribal Art Date Period: Mid 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Dimension: 16,14 Inch Weight: 7,5 Pounds Materials: Wood Item Type: Mask, hel

CONGO DRC LEGA Superb Lukwakongo Mask Nice little mask, visibly old, very expressive despite its absence of a mouth, a relatively rare characteristic Lukwakongo maskettes are small and light wooden ma

CONGO DRC LEGA BWAMI MASK Atypical mask, by the shape of his nose and the bags under eyes that may suggest an influence of neighboring Bembe This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami, a "sem

Title: Initiation mask – Wood – Lwalwa – Congo DRC Provenance/Additional Info: Stylistic wooden African mask from the LWALWA tribe of D.R. Congo. LWALWA carvers are famous for their masks which

Title: Buyu Basikasingo mask - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Description: Fral flows have mixed Bembe, Lega, Buyu (Buye) or Boyo, Binji and Bangubangu within the same territories. The Basikasingo

Title: 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 rite

An African DRC Congo Lula Ceremonial Initiation Mask (19th Century) carved wood, heavily painted, kaolin, and other pigments, having simple flat face with a series of punched holes surrounding the eye

An African DRC Congo Lega Bwami Idimu initiation mask carved wood depicting a man's face having smooth forehead, cheeks, simple mouth and concave eye surrounds and almond shaped eye slit openings, sma

CONGO DRC YAKA Mask CHARACTERISTICS : TYPE OF OBJECT : Mask ETHNICAL GROUP : Yaka - Bayaka COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : DRC Congo (ex Zaïre ex Belgian Congo) MATERIAL : Wood. Textile Vegetal fibers DIMENS

A tall and elaborate carved wooden and textile mask used in initiation into manhood dances by the Yaka peoples, DRC / Congo, Africa. The mask has a tall superstructure and measures 32 inches tall ( 43

A carved wooden mask with traditional enlarged eyes and overall teardrop shaped form, and signs of handling and wear and traditional use. Goma or Bembe peoples mask, Congo / DRC , central Africa. - Ex