Powerful NYANGA Mask near Lega African CONGO

CONGO DRC
VERY RARE AND POWERFUL
NYANGA MASK
Old mask, whose the simplicity of form is only matched by its beauty and power
A similar mask is shown in "100 peoples of Zaire" (see Bibl.)
According to Daniel P. Biebuyck, who lived four years among them, the Nyanga, neighbors of the Lega and the Kumu,
are a small tribe whose population was estimated at 27,000 in 1949.
They live in eastern Congo, in the Kivu forest.
(See map below)
Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Nyanga
ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaïre).
MATÉRIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 11 Inches high
15 1/4 with the base
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.
PROVENANCE: Private collection
The stand display is included
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Bibliographie - Bibliography:
- 100 peoples of Zaïre and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students,
Marc Leo Felix, Bruxelles: Zaïre Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987 Page 137
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Reserve: $2,500.00

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