MC1673 Superb double mask Komo Kumu Nsumbu Mask Congo
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$747.00
For similar pieces, see Félix, 1987, pages 64 and 65 and Neyt, 2010, figure 47
"Nsembu" masks were used during the initiation rites of the "secret" Nkunda divination society,
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 the Lega, Leka, Lengola, Songola, Pere, Kwame and of the Nyanga
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- 100 peoples of Zaire and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Marc Leo Felix, Brussels: Zaire Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987
- Congo River, François NEYT, Quai Branly Museum, Mercator Fund, 2010
SUPERB NSEMBU KUMU PANEL MASK
Among the Kumu, the Nsembu masks are the most important objects, the female or male masks are generally distinct, but can be brought together and juxtaposed as is the case here
For similar pieces, see Félix, 1987, pages 64 and 65 and Neyt, 2010, figure 47
"Nsembu" masks were used during the initiation rites of the "secret" Nkunda divination society,
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 the Lega, the Leka, the Lengola, the Songola, the Pere, the Kwame and the Nyanga
Please have a look on the pictures.