MC1673 Superbe masque double Komo Kumu Nsumbu Mask Congo
Prix régulier
$1,136.00
Pour des pièces similaires, voir Félix, 1987, pages 64 et 65 et Neyt, 2010, figure 47
Les masques "Nsembu" étaient utilisés lors des rites d'initiation de la société de divination "secrète" Nkunda,
Les Kumu sont un peuple bantou vivant dans la forêt équatoriale de l'est du Congo RDC dans la province du Nord Kivu, ils sont voisins, entre autres, des Lega, des Leka, des Lengola, des Songola, des Pere, des Kwame et des Nyanga
--------------------------
- 100 peoples of Zaïre and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Marc Leo Felix, Bruxelles: Zaïre Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987
- Fleuve Congo, François NEYT, Musée du Quai Branly, Fonds Mercator, 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.