MC1399 Imposante (71cm) statue d'ancêtre "Singiti" Hemba Large Ancestor Figure MASQUE heart-shaped face whitened with kaolin

heart-shaped face whitened with kaolin Although the Idimu masks are significantly larger than the Lukwakongo masks

DIMENSIONS: Hauteur 28 cm

ex- Zaïre)

Presented as one of the most striking masks of Northern Congo

The magico-religious power of the female Kifwebe masks "bifwebe bakashi" is associated with the moon and reincarnated benevolent spirits (Hersak

MC1399 Imposante (71cm) statue d'ancêtre "Singiti" Hemba Large Ancestor Figure MASQUE heart-shaped face whitened with kaolinFor English, please have a look below CONGO RDC Imposante Statue d'anctre " Singiti "HEMBA Reprsentative d'un des styles des Niembo mridionaux, le style "Sayi" Le peuple Hemba vit dans l'est du Congo Rdc, entre le fleuve Lualaba (fleuve Congo), l'ouest, et le lac Tanganyka, l'estLeur territoire s'articule autour de la rivire Luika qui dlimite les Hemba du nord et ceux du sud. Ils sont donc prsents dans le sud de la province du Maniema ainsi que dans