This mask was used as part of the cult of the Bwami, Height : 25×15 cm Materials : Wood , Rafia , Pigment Estimated age : Mid 20th Century Provenance : Private Collections
Kakulu ka Mpito was duped by the adulterous Waiyinda or by Mukobania, ‘the divider,’ who caused trouble by calling together people whom he did not know well for a beer party. Height : 27cm Material : Wood, Leather. Provenance: Collected in Congo Bukavu 1985 ,African Heritage , Private Collection Estimated…
Collected in 1999 (Bukavu _ DRC) lega Mask used in bwami society during circumcision. Made with Wood, Rafia , and pigments , Height : 33x17cm. it’s from Privare Collections Nairobi
The figure builds a bridge between the visible and the invisible, the sacred and the profane, the living and the dead, the traditional and the modern. It appeared at healing rituals and protected against illness or magic spells. Height : 46 x 14 cm Materials : Wood Provenance : Private…
This mask was used by the Nkunda secret society for the initiation of young men into adulthood. Height : 28x19cm Material : Wood , Pigment . Estimated age : 20th Century
These mask is from people of Ituri were worn by the man charged with instruction and circumcision and in feasts following young mens’ period of seclusion. Height : 32 x 31cm Material : Wood , Pigment , other Provenance : Private Collection Estimated age : Early 20th century
Used for Ceremonies the Whiteness is associated with positive characters (purity, goodness, light, breast milk …). The function of these Luba masks is beneficial; their dance must animate protective spirits. Height : 58x26cm Material : Wood , Pigment Provenance : Private Collection EStimated Age : early 20th Century