Large Hemba Ancestor Figure (Singiti) Congo Rdc MC1030 CONGO RDC Very beautiful Ndaaka or Bali

Very beautiful Ndaaka or Bali mask

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:  Nigeria

particularly in the use of stylized ritual masks

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Higher Institute of Archeology and Art History

Large Hemba Ancestor Figure (Singiti) Congo Rdc MC1030 CONGO RDC Very beautiful Ndaaka or BaliEnglish description below CONGO DRC HEMBA Imposing ancestor statue " Singiti " It is representative of one of the styles of the southern Niembo, the "Sayi" style. 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