MC1749 Joli petit Masque féminin Songye Kifwebe miniature Mask Luba (Voir photos)

(Voir photos)

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Rare KALUNGA - KISUMBI BEMBE Figure

Origine : République Démocratique du Congo (ex-Zaïre

hands above her chest

MC1749 Joli petit Masque féminin Songye Kifwebe miniature Mask Luba (Voir photos)For English, please have a look below CONGO DRC Beautiful female miniature mask Songye Kifwebe The Songye created these masks, among the most spectacular in black African art. The streaks that cover almost their entire surface would be a reminiscence of the labyrinthine journey that is the Bukishi initiation (Neyt, 2009, page 362) The magico religious power of the female Kifwebe masks "bifwebe bakashi" is associated with the moon and reincarnated