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Rare NYANGA wood initiation Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery TA1688

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CONGO DRC
RARE NYANGA MASK
Beautiful mask very typical of this tribe, the eyes fairly close together, the ears almost glued to them, and the shape of the entire lower face
According to Daniel P. Biebuyck, who lived four years among them, the Nyanga are a small tribe whose population he estimated at 27,000 in 1949.
They live in the province of North Kivu, and stylistically belong to the Umaniema region, like the Kwame, the Kumu, the Lega, the Bembe, the Hunde, etc...
Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Nyanga
ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaïre).
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 10 Inches high
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.
The stand display is NOT included
BIBLIOGRAPHIE / BIBLIOGRAPHY :
- 100 peoples of Zaire and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Marc Leo Felix, Bruxelles: Zaire Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987
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Rare NYANGA wood initiation Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery TA1688

Name: Rare NYANGA wood initiation Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art Gallery TA1688
SKU: 175873008
Price: 500 USD
Availability: InStock