Hemba Statue from DR Congo
DDC_0185
21.5″ x 6″ x 6″ & 9lbs
Provenance:
*ex Swiss Collection bought a couple years ago by Michel Koenig, Brussels
*Undersigned Francois Neyt certifies the authenticity of this ancestor Hemba Sculpture at the beginning of the 20th century, done in Brussels on 01/24/2013
*Published: African Tribal Art Book
*Yale#0042566
*Christies London July 3, 1980 Lot 434
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Luba Elephant Kifewebe Mask from DR Congo
20″ x 10″ x 10″ & 2.5lbs
Provenance:
ex Woods Davy
Yale #0068402-01
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Yaka Ndeemba Mask from DR Congo
17″ x 7″ x 9″ & 0.5lb
Provenance:ex Richard Reitzes, New York
In Yaka culture, masks are worn for multiple occasions. When Yaka boys are ready for initiation they are taken to bush camps and are put through multiple rituals to prepare for manhood. Yaka masks are also worn during public festivals. The ndeemba style mask are worn by newly circumcised young men during their dances and marks their return to village life.
Tetela Mask from DR Congo
DDC_4494
17″ x 8.5″ x 10.5″ & 2.5lbs
Provenance:
ex Jean-Paul Agogué, Paris, France
