MC1883 Masque zoomorphe hibou BEMBE CONGO zoomorphic Owl mask Lega Ils sont rares

Ils sont rares

PROVENANCE: Ex Belgian-French Collection of Mr Ph

le petit nez est rectiligne

(ex Zaïre

particularly in the use of stylized ritual masks

MC1883 Masque zoomorphe hibou BEMBE CONGO zoomorphic Owl mask Lega Ils sont raresFor 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 )