MC1883 Masque zoomorphe hibou BEMBE CONGO zoomorphic Owl mask STATUE ELEGANTE HACHE DE PRESTIGE LUBA

ELEGANTE HACHE DE PRESTIGE LUBA SHANKADI

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Type d’objet : Masque

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CONGO DRC Superb idimu LEGA Mask Great presence for this powerful mask This type of mask was used within the framework of the Bwami

MC1883 Masque zoomorphe hibou BEMBE CONGO zoomorphic Owl mask STATUE ELEGANTE HACHE DE PRESTIGE LUBAFor English, please have a look below CONGO DRC BEMBE Beautiful Owl Zoomorphic Circumcision Mask Called Eluba va butende na cwecwe or "Emangungu" these masks were worn during the initiation rites of young people. " The animal that dominates the heights of the forest, the master of death, is the owl ( cwecwe : generic term). His mask will protect, in particular, the circumcised Batende from the poisonous gaze of the sorcerers " (PP Gossiaux, page 19 )