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Large mask KOMO KUMU or neighboring people Congo Drc African Tribal Art MC2021

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Title: Large mask KOMO KUMU or neighboring people Congo Drc African Tribal Art MC2021

Description: TRIBALART BE - AFRICAN TRIBAL ART GALLERY - BELGIUM
GALERIE DE LA LOUVE
CONGO DRC
LARGE & OLD KUMU - KOMO OR NEIGHBORING PEOPLE MASK
PROVENANCE: Private collection of Mr B.B. (Belgium)
More informations on demand
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 12 3/4 Inches high (32.5 cm)
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: $500.00

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Large mask KOMO KUMU or neighboring people Congo Drc African Tribal Art MC2021

Lot 0155

Estimate $600-$700

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