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Alunga Bembe face mask - DRC Congo- African Art Tribal Art

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Alunga Bembe face mask - DRC Congo- African Art Tribal Art

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Title: Alunga Bembe face mask - DRC Congo- African Art Tribal Art

Item Category: Mask

Date/Period: Second half 20th century

Origin: DRC, Congo

Materials: Wood

Dimensions: 12,99 Inch

Weight: 1,76 Pounds

Note: Stand not included. A universal or custom base can be ordered separately.

Additional Information: High concave orbits where a cross symbolizing the cardinal points are drawn make up the central element of this African mask surmounted by horns. Various lateral perforations have been arranged to fix the raffia or papyrus ornament which is absent today. This African mask Ibulu lya 'alunga (head of the alunga) was used during the tribal ritual of the male society, exercising social control over the clan and responsible for public dances and ceremonies preceding the hunt. Evocative of a forest spirit, this tribal mask was kept in sacred caves and was displayed during festivals associated with hunting and ancestor worship. They also appeared during the circumcision ceremonies of the Bwami. The Bembe ethnic group is a luba branch that would have left the Congo in the 18th century. Their society and artistic tendencies are marked by the influence of their neighbors from the Lake Tanganyika region, the Lega, the Buyu, etc.. Indeed, like the Lega, the Bembe had an association bwami responsible for initiation and structuring the society but while the bwami was exclusive among the Lega, other associations coexisted among the Bembe.

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Alunga Bembe face mask - DRC Congo- African Art Tribal Art

Name: Alunga Bembe face mask - DRC Congo- African Art Tribal Art
SKU: 128099407
Price: 386 USD
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