Réservé - Reserved - MC1295 Superbe Kabeja HEMBA Sculpture Janiforme Janus figure masque Large mask covered with kaolin

Large mask covered with kaolin

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RARE LUBA PRESTIGE AXE

Comme ceux de leurs voisins Mitsogho

Réservé - Reserved - MC1295 Superbe Kabeja HEMBA Sculpture Janiforme Janus figure masque Large mask covered with kaolinEnglish description below KABEJA HEMBA Superb statue with a beautiful crusty patina The Hemba had very talented sculptors and the tribe's art is mainly known for the effigies of ancestors, the Singiti, figures of power who exude an astonishing serenity and natural authority. According to Franois Neyt in "La grande statuaire Hemba", the Kabeja (or Kabedja) are Janiform sculptures that represent the founding ancestor couple of each clan, the statue was