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BEMBE Zoomorphic Owl Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1150: 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

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Rare & LEGA Idimu Mask with handle Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1430: CONGO DRC LEGA Rare idimu Bwami mask with handle A similar mask is illustrated in "Masks in Congo", by Marc Léo Félix, page 57. Other Lega "with handle" masks have been published in: Biebuyc

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Bembe Face Mask - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art: 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

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Bembe Face Mask - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art: Title: Bembe Face Mask - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Dimension: 15,75 Inch Materials: Wood Weight: 1,43 Pounds Item type: Mask Descript

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Beautiful Large KOMO - KUMU wood Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery 1659: 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

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CONGO DRC
Extremely rare BEMBE initiation mask
(M'cwe wa wondolomina)
Beautiful initiation mask with 4 eyes
I only know of another example, the ultra-famous Bembe circumciser's mask from the Mestach collection, Illustrated in "Masks in Congo" pages 268-269 cat 091, in "Face of the Spirits" page 245 and drawn in the "100 people" Handbook page 11 ill 8
The Bembe are based in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, north of Lake Tanganyika. (Do not confuse them with the Beembe who sometimes also spell Bembe and who are a people of the Kongo group)
They see themselves as the descendants of the Lega of which they are culturally close. The Bwamé of the Bembe has much in common with the Bwami of the Lega
At the same time, they have other secret associations such as Elunda and Alunga, whose mask helmets are well known by Congo art lovers.
Characteristics:

TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Bembe.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: About 10 3/4 inches high.
CONDITION: Medium - Bad
The mask has unfortunately has been restored
Please have a look on the last 2 pictures.
The base is NOT included
BIBLIOGRAPHIE - BIBLIOGRAPHY :

- LE BWAME DU LEOPARD DES BABEMBE (KIVU-CONGO), POL-PIERRE GOSSIAUX, ULG 2000-2006
- MASKS IN CONGO, VIVIANE BAEKE, BAEKE, ARTHUR BOURGEOIS, KELLIM BROWN, DAVID BINKLEY, RIK CEYSSENS, MARC LEO FELIX, POL PIERRE GOSSIAUX, MANUEL JORDANL, CONSTANTIN PETRIDIS, ZOE STROHER, JULIEN VOLPER, PAN YANQIN. EDITION MARC LEO FELIX, 2016
- 100 PEOPLES OF ZAIRE AND THEIR SCULPTURE. THE HANDBOOK FOR COLLECTORS, SCHOLARS AND STUDENTS, MAR LEO FELIX, BRUXELLES : ZAIRE BASIN ART HISTORY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, 1987
- Face of the Spirits ; Masks from the Zaire Basin, Frank Herreman, Constantijn Petridis,

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