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(Art and power in the Central African Savanna

ETHNICAL GROUP: Luba Baluba

Grand  Fétiche SONGYE ( Nkishi)

BEMBE Large zoomorphic Owl mask

MC1673 Superbe masque double Komo Kumu Nsumbu Mask Congo STATUE (Art and power in theEnglish description below CONGO DRC SUPERB NSEMBU KUMU PANEL MASK Among the Kumu, the Nsembu masks are important objects, the masks, which come in pairs (feminine masculine) are generally distinct, but can more rarely be brought together and juxtaposed as is the case here For similar pieces, see Flix, 1987, pages 64 and 65 and Neyt, 2010, figure 47 Masks personify the spirit of divination They are worn during ceremonies, only by the descendants of the