The Ngbaka, Ngbandi and Ngombe have scarification on their foreheads that extends to the nasal bridge, the crenellation is repeated here on the eyebrow line and runs under the eye sockets. This type of mask appeared in pairs during the Gaza initiations of the Ngbandi. Erosions. Height on base: 56 cm. In the northwest of Zaire, south of the Oubangui, on the banks of the Lualaba, live the 120,000 Bantu-speaking Ngombe, led by a chief and a warrior society Elombe. Their neighbors are the Ngbandi and the Ngbaka whose statuary has had an influence on their tribal sculpture, and various Banda groups. Their masks, sometimes of geometric appearance, are used during the rites of the Mani society. They also produce hunting fetiches with protective purposes, and prestige objects decorated with upholstery nails.
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