MC1105 Rare masque d'initiation Bembe Congo Rdc mask Lega DIMENSIONS: Height 29 cm CONDITION:

DIMENSIONS: Height 29 cm CONDITION: Average

Ils sont les voisins des Ngbandi

Rare Muhona Nkuvu Singiti style

these statues were likely used by high-ranking members of the Bwamé association

MC1105 Rare masque d'initiation Bembe Congo Rdc mask Lega DIMENSIONS: Height 29 cm CONDITION:For English, please have a look below CONGO DRC BEMBE Rare initiation mask Eluba is here to stay Circumcision ( butende ) is a very important and indispensable event among the Bembe. It gave rise to great ceremonies Pol Pierre Gossiaux, a specialist in this region of eastern Congo, comments (in Masks in Congo) on a similar mask that was used to frighten: "the alternation of colors in particular ., signaled the dangerous nature of those who wore it,