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Superb LUBA Large 18" female figure statue sculpture Congo African Tribal 1619

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Title: Superb LUBA Large 18" female figure statue sculpture Congo African Tribal 1619

Description: TRIBALART BE - AFRICAN TRIBAL ART GALLERY - BELGIUM
GALERIE DE LA LOUVE
CONGO DRC
BEAUTIFUL 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 of eastern Congo DRC, in the province of North Kivu, they are neighbors, among others, of Lega, Leka, Lengola, Songola, Pere, Kwame and Nyanga

Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Kumu - Komo
ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaïre).
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 10 1/2 Inches high
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.
The base is NOT included
BIBLIOGRAPHIE / BIBLIOGRAPHY :
- Le masque Komo : pièce unique, pièce qui fait unité, Wauthier De Mahieu, Tribal Art Magazine n°88, Eté 2018

Reserve: $1,000.00

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Superb LUBA Large 18" female figure statue sculpture Congo African Tribal 1619

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