Rare initiation GOMA wood mask Congo DRC Bembe African Tribal Art 1110

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Title: Rare initiation GOMA wood mask Congo DRC Bembe African Tribal Art 1110

Description: BEAUTIFUL & RARE GOMA MASK
Beautiful large polychrome mask that is reminiscent of the initiation masks Butende des Bembe
The eyes are in the center of huge kaolin bleached orbits, the decorations in the form of friezes of triangles are also present.
A very similar mask is illustrated by Marc Leo Felix (page 33, n ° 1 see bibliography)
The Goma live in eastern Congo, a little further south than the Bembe,
Culturally, They are very close to them
CHARACTERISTICS :

TYPE OF OBJECT : Mask
ETHNICAL GROUP : Goma - Bembe
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : Democratic Republic Congo
(ex Zaire, ex Belgian Congo)
MATERIAL : Wood.
DIMENSIONS : About 12 inches high
CONDITION : Medium - Bad
Please have a look on pictures

Reserve: $525.00

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Rare initiation GOMA wood mask Congo DRC Bembe African Tribal Art 1110

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