Old French collection of tribal art.Within the group named Shira, the Lumbu Loumbu, Balumbu, of Bantu origin and originating from the Congo kingdom, settled on the coastal part of Gabon, and in the Republic of Congo, in the middle Ogooue. This whitened mask, rare for its eyes set with glass, intervened during initiation ceremonies. Among the Lumbu, the boyo is a local equivalent of the mwiri: he was responsible for maintaining order and "making women obey". Appearing mainly at night, by the voice of a kazoo, he demanded fish and palm wine from the women, sometimes mats or loincloths. Abraded matte patina, missing parts. "Punu ". L.Perrois and C. Grand-Dufay; "Art and Kongos" M.L. Félix.
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180.00 €
It was during the Okuyi dance and the cults dedicated to the ancestors, ritual practices shared with the Punu, that this type of traditional African mask appeared, evoking a young deceased woman. The softly modeled face is free of scarifications. The presence of horns would probably be associated with a bush spirit. Within the group named Shira, the Lumbu Loumbu, Balumbu, of Bantu origin and originating from the Congo kingdom, settled on the coastal part of Gabon, and in the Republic Congo, in the middle Ogooue. They keep the bones of their ancestors in reliquary baskets adorned with statuettes and other prestigious objects. Among the Lumbu, the boyo is a local equivalent of the mwiri: he was responsible for maintaining order and making women obey. Manifesting itself ...
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280.00 €
This African mask of the Lumbu type appeared during the Okuyi dance and cults dedicated to the ancestors, ritual practices shared with the Punu. According to some authors, masks without scarifications are masculine. Within the group named Shira, the Lumbu Loumbu, Balumbu, of Bantu origin and originating from the Congo kingdom, established themselves on the coastal part of Gabon, and in the Republic Congo, in the middle Ogooue. They keep the bones of their ancestors in reliquary baskets decorated with statuettes and other prestigious objects. Lumbu and Punu produced these white masks of a similar appearance, the sculptors copied each other and the masks could be made for another group. Ref. : “Punu”. L.Perrois and C. Grand-Dufay; “Art and Kongos” M.L. Félix.
The statues of the Kongo clans of the northeast of Mayombe. The small Kunyi group, surrounded by the Beembe, Yombe and Lumbu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is renowned in African art for its sculptures embodying founding ancestors, notables or clan leaders, many of them being represented kneeling. Some Lumbu statues are hollowed out in order to receive ancestral relics or symbolic ingredients. This figurative female figure wears diamond-shaped keloids. Abraded kaolin patina, desiccation cracks and erosions.
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This traditional African mask from Gabon with a face whitened with kaolin, evocation of a deceased woman, appeared during the Okuyi dance and cults dedicated to the ancestors, ritual practices shared with the Punu. Within the group named Shira, the Lumbu Loumbu, Balumbu, of Bantu origin and originating from the Congo kingdom, settled on the coastal part of Gabon, and in the Republic Congo, in the middle Ogooue. They keep the bones of their ancestors in reliquary baskets adorned with statuettes and other prestigious objects. Lumbu and Punu produced these similar looking white masks, the carvers copying each other and the masks could be made for another group. Abraded matte patina. Ref. : "Punu". L. Perrois and C. Grand-Dufay; "Art and Kongos" M.L. Felix.
190.00 €
The sculpted miniatures of the Kongo clans of northeastern Mayombe. The small Kunyi group, surrounded by the Beembe, Yombe and Lumbu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, is famous in African art for its miniature statuettes embodying founding ancestors or clan leaders, many of them being represented kneeling. This figurative female figure wears a headdress divided into three braided lobes, linear checkerboard keloids are inscribed on her face, and numerous bracelets adorn her wrists. The child she holds on her back offers exaggerated proportions. Shiny orange dark brown patina, desiccation cracks and lack (child's foot).
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240.00 €