LOT 368 MASQUE BEMBE République Démocratique du Co...
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MASQUE BEMBERépublique Démocratique du Congo Bois et pigments. 51cm (20in) high. Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981), acquired prior to 1935 (inv.no.1298) Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021) BEMBE MASK Democratic Republic of Congo Wood and pigments. Les masques bembe de ce type auraient été liés aux représentations d'esprits de la nature et utilisés par les membres d'une société secrète qui les présentaient aux jeunes initiés. Les yeux figurés au centre de grands ovales creux peints en blanc auraient eu pour but de suggérer une capacité à voir dans le monde spirituel. Ce modèle qui porterait le nom vernaculaire d'Eluba serait associé à l'oiseau kolyulo. Cf : M.Félix, Maniema , Verlag Fred Jahn, 1989, pp.154-159. Bembe masks of this type would have been linked to representations of nature spirits and used by members of a secret society who presented them to young initiates. The eyes in the centre of large hollow ovals painted white would have been intended to suggest an ability to see into the spirit world. This model, which is said to bear the vernacular name of Eluba, would be associated with the kolyulo bird. See M.Félix, Maniema , Verlag Fred Jahn, 1989, pp.154-159.
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