Rare NYANGA wood initiation Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery TA1688

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Title: Rare NYANGA wood initiation Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery TA1688

Description: CONGO DRC
RARE NYANGA MASK
Beautiful mask very typical of this tribe, the eyes fairly close together, the ears almost glued to them, and the shape of the entire lower face
According to Daniel P. Biebuyck, who lived four years among them, the Nyanga are a small tribe whose population he estimated at 27,000 in 1949.
They live in the province of North Kivu, and stylistically belong to the Umaniema region, like the Kwame, the Kumu, the Lega, the Bembe, the Hunde, etc...
Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Nyanga
ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaïre).
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 10 Inches high
CONDITION: Medium

Reserve: $325.00

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Rare NYANGA wood initiation Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery TA1688

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Mar 3, 2026, 3:40 PM EST

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