English description below
CONGO DRC
Very beautiful HEMBA anthropomorphic mask
This mask gives off an impression of majesty and great serenity, characteristic of the Niembo style.
Quite rare, too, we know the mask from the Mestach collection, illustrated in "Face of the Spirits", in "Intelligence des formes" and the one drawn in "100 people of Zaire" (p35n9) by Marc Leo Félix, who indicates that these rare masks come from the south of the Hemba territory.
The Hemba people live in eastern Congo DRC, between the Lualaba River (Congo River) in the west and Lake Tanganyika in the east.
Their territory is structured around the Luika River which delimits the Hemba of the north and those of the south. They are therefore present in the south of the province of Maniema as well as in the north of the province of Tanganyika
They are geographically and culturally close to the Luba
Features:
OBJECT TYPE: Mask
ETHNIC GROUP: Hemba, Bahemba.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC
(ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: Height 25 cm.
CONDITION: Average (See photos).
The base is NOT supplied
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Bibliography / Bibliography:
- 100 peoples of Zaire and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Marc Leo Felix, Brussels: Zaire Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987
- The great Hemba statuary of Zaire, François Neyt, 1977,
UCL Louvain-La-Neuve.
- The Intelligence of forms", An Artist collects African Art (Willy Mestach) Evan M. Maurer, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1991
- Face of the Spirits; Masks from the Zaire Basin, Frank Herreman, Constantijn Petridis, Ed. Martial & Snoeck, Antwerp, 1993
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CONGO DRC
Superb Anthropomorphic HEMBA Mask
Very beautiful Hemba anthropomorphic mask that gives off an impression of majesty and great serenity, a characteristic of the Niembo style.
Rare, too, in this style, we know the mask of the Mestach collection, illustrated in "Face of the Spirits" and the one that is drawn in "100 people of Zaire" (p35n9) Marc Leo Felix, who reports that these rare masks come from southern Hemba territory
The Hemba live in eastern Congo DRC, between the Lualaba river (Congo river), to the west, and Lake Tanganyka, to the east
Their territory is articulated around the Luika river which delimits the Hemba of the north and those of the south. They are therefore present in the south of the province of Maniema as well as in the north of the province of Tanganyka.
They are geographically and culturally close to the Luba
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask
ETHNICAL GROUP: Hemba, Bahemba. .
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (former Belgian Congo, former Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: About 10 inches high (25 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
See pictures
Stand display is NOT included
