Facial mask Kifwebw
Used by society Bwadi Bwa Kifwebé is the best known mask, in its male and female versions.
MFANT-148
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Nkissi
The statues Nkissi of the Kongolike all the Nkissi, are protective figures that acquire their strength and power after being charged by…
FET-48
Facial Mask
The people Eket It is formed by a caste society, being the most important Amamala.
MFANT-149
Fetish Nkissi Female
Large fetish widely spread in male and female versions throughout large areas of the former Zaire, now Democratic Republic of the Congo,…
FET-50
Facial Mask
They belong to the secret society Gaza and behave on the occasion of the ceremonies of initiation and circumcision of adolescents.
MFANT-152
Facial Mask
Small initiation mask like, it indicates the reddish color of your wood.
MFANT-154
Arpa
The resonance box is made of wood covered with antelope leather and the arm is formed by the figure of a woman…
CORD-3
Cup
Cup intended to drink the palm wine, the chapalo or the distilled sodabi or kutuku.
RCPT-5
Pipe
The pipe is a prestigious object, essentially masculine, that indicates the rank of its owner.
PIP-5
Duster
Duster intended to transport the black powder that the hunter will use.
ARM-40
Facial Female Mask Kifwebé
These striated masks dominated by the red colors of strength and blood, white of purity and the dead and black of shadows…
MFANT-159
Mukoku-Ngoombu Slot Drum
Slot drum called Mukoku-Ngoombu.Slot drums have been used in large areas of Africa.
IDIOF-7
Bell
Bells and bells, both metallic and wooden, besides having their use in playful and religious ceremonies are a valuable instrument used by…
IDIOF-8
Trompa
Former cross-bone tube finely chiseled in ivory, topped with the figure of a woman in which her breasts and her belly stand…
MRF-19
Arpa Arqueada Kundi
Four stringed harp built on an ox horn. The mango, dark brown patina, is topped with an anthropomorphic head.
CORD-5
Maternity
Former ancestor figure under the appearance of a mother sitting breastfeeding her child.
MTR-36
Spirit Box
Called a box of spirits is meant to keep the relics of ancestors.
RCPT-11
Urna Mortuoria
Funeral urn supported by four cariatids.
RCPT-18
Pipe
Ceremony pipe. It is a pipe of apparatus, not intended to smoke in it but is a sign of notability.
PIP-7
Pipe
This pipe represents a woman sitting in prayerful attitude, which proves the ceremonial character of this object.
PIP-8
Reclineheads
Kneeled caryatid woman holding the seat. Patina for reddish use, dark.
RECL-3
Reclineheads
Caryatide reclining heads, with the typical luba hairstyles, one of them called in cascade.
RECL-4
Jano Ceremony Axe
Axe of ceremony with two heads opposed by the back of the head, Janus, leaning on two attached characters.
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Jano Ceremony Axe
Ceremony axe with two heads, Janus, opposite the back of the head, one with big teeth and mouth closed the other.
BST-4
