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GROUPE ETHNIQUE: Lengola

The stone statues of Bas-Congo are generally attributed to the Bambona

DIMENSIONS: About 10 1/4 inches high (wood only)

Michael Gibson

MC1415 Beau masque Nsembu Komo Kumu Mask Congo African Tribal Art Africain masque Congo Art" }English description below CONGO DRC BEAUTIFUL KUMU MASK KOMO The "Nsembu" masks were used during the initiation rites of the "secret" divination society Nkunda The Kumu are a Bantu people living in the equatorial forest of eastern Congo, DRC, in the province of North Kivu. They are neighbors, among others, of the Lega, the Leka, the Lengola, the Songola, the Pere, the Kwame and the Nyanga. Features: OBJECT TYPE: Mask. ETHNIC GROUP: Kumu Komo COUNTRY