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Title: RARE ! HEMBA Cute Anthropomorphic Face Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 0939

Description: Description en français ci-dessous - French description below
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CONGO DRC
RARE LITTLE MASK
HEMBA
Rare little anthropomorphic mask.
This mask has about the same size as the small zoomorphic and anthropo-zoomorphic chimpanzee masks ( "Soko Motu" or "Mwisi Gwa So'o" ),
this one seems almost completely anthropomorphic.
The Hemba are a people living in the province of Katanga (Congo Rdc) between the Congo River and Lake Tanganyika.
They are geographically and culturally close to the Lubas.

CHARACTERISTICS :
TYPE OF OBJECT : Mask
ETHNICAL GROUP : Hemba, Bahemba
ORIGINE : Democratic Republic of Congo
DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire)
MATERIAL : Wood
DIMENSIONS : About 6 1/2 inches high
About 9 1/2 with the base
CONDITION : Medium
STAND DISPLAY IS INCLUDED
BIBLIOGRAPHIE - BIBLIOGRAPHY :
LA GRANDE STATUAIRE HEMBA DU ZAIRE, FRANCOIS NEYT, 1977,
UCL LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE.
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CONGO RDC
RARE PETIT MASQUE
HEMBA
ALORS QU'IL EST DE LA MEME TAILLE QUE LES PETITS MASQUES ZOOMORPHES CHIMPANZES SOKO MOTU (OU MWISI GWA SO'O), DONT CERTAINS SONT ANTHROPO-ZOOMORPHES, CELUI-CI SEMBLE PRESQUE COMPLETEMENT ANTHROPOMORPHE.
LES HEMBA SONT UN PEUPLE VIVANT DANS LA PROVINCE DU KATANGA (CONGO RDC) ENTRE LE FLEUVE CONGO ET LE LAC TANGANYIKA.
ILS SONT GEOGRAPHIQUEMENT ET CULTURELLEMENT PROCHES DES LUBAS.

CARACTERISTIQUES :

TYPE D'OBJET : Masque.
GROUPE ETHNIQUE : Hemba, Bahemba.
PAYS D'ORIGINE : REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO RDC
(ex Congo Belge, ex Zaire).
MATERIAU : Bois
DIMENSIONS : Hauteur 16.5 cm
24 cm avec le socle
ETAT : Moyen
(Voir photos)
LIVRE AVEC LE SOCLE

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RARE ! HEMBA Cute Anthropomorphic Face Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 0939

Name: RARE ! HEMBA Cute Anthropomorphic Face Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 0939
SKU: 226741752
Price: 110 USD
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