Wood chokwe lwena dr congo
List wood chokwe lwena dr congo
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A chokwe/lwena head/bust, dr congo the mask has tribal wear which is perfectly visible on the photos, have a look for your own impressionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki5 cm with stand, without: 12 cm will be sent by registered mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesigns of tribal usetotal height is 13please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
41 €
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chokwe face mask with red coloured facial scarificationsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available25x8x19 cm pictured base not included in the saleour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis mask is in good conditionthis lot will be packed with the utmost care and shipped with tracking and insurance servicetags: mask, statue, sculpture, figure, figurine, wood, art, contemporary, first, primitive, tribal, african, antiquity, work, gallery, picasso, giacometti, africa, iron, art gallery, african art, cubism read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
54 €
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African art ancestor figure, from the kela/yela ethnic group, located near the ituri forest, in eastern dr congored and white planes are nicely set off against each otherjust like their neighbours the metoko, the yela and kela groups have known a lilwa-type of organizationare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe heart-shaped face, elongated features and geometric angular forms are characteristic of carving styles of the equatorial forestour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethese abstract representations/figures- mostly males- are depicted, just like among the metoko, in a cubistic styledimension: 27 cm in heightplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
89 €
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An nkisi figurine of the songe, songye, dr congo the mask has tribal wear which is perfectly visible in the photos, take a look for your own impressionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwill be sent by registered mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
42 €
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lwena this is a unique piece, originalare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
210 €
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First half of the 20th century, lwena tshokweare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikitable - chair, is in good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesmall damage to 1 figure - broken style! height 50 cm
304 €
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Very beautiful chokwe offerings’ cup angolaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit will be delivered with track and tracelength: 44 weight: gramsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
95 €
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African tribal art soko mutu mask, from the hemba ethnic group, located in north-eastern dr congovintage wooden mask with a worn patina and pigmentsamongst the hemba, in south-eastern congo, there are two types of such ape masks, which represent the stylised face of a chimpanzee and are called ‘soko mutu’registered shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikias like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs, and sometimes small crackscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablesoko mutu masks represent a composite chimpanzee-human creature who embodies the conflict between the unpredictability of the wilderness and the laws of civilization and the communityour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeand there are small ‘soko mutu masks’ which are flat on the back, such as the present one; they are kept or hung up as protective amulets in the houses of the hembadimensions: 24 cm in heightthe mask shows good signs of age, use, and exposurethere are larger sized face masks, which are used in dances with full body costumesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
89 €
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Material: wood and raphiaafrican tribal art mask, from the ndaaka ethnic group, located in the ituri forest, in eastern dr congovintage wooden mask with a worn patina and pigmentsregistered shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikias like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs, and sometimes small crackscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions: 24 cm in height (mask only)the mask shows good signs of age, use, and exposureplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
37 €
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African tribal art lukwakondo small mask, from the lega ethnic group, located in eastern congocarved out of a single block of wood which shows good signs of age, use, and exposureadvancing through the ranks within this bwami society involved a series of initiations accompanied by gifts and paymentslukwakongo masks are never worn on the face but are instead tied to the arm or displayed on a fence at the secret bwami meetingsregistered shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe mask usually was showed during the ceremonies of the bwami societycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions: 16 cm in height (without the raphia beard)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeas like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs and sometimes small scrapesvintage wooden maskette with a worn, brownish patinaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
42 €
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congo - no restorationsmangbetu wooden stool - dare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions height 26 cm diameter seat 35 cm gramsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
171 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifelix lion mask label of probably the previous owner henri ghysen, artist - painter in brussels, there is a publication about him cm high, max width 21 cm, gramsanterior to read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecongo, songe appraised by mour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storekasai region - dplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
603 €
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Urungu is a tribe in south east congo, border regionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikisimilar one in the museum tervuren/kinshasa (disappeared during lootings), published in aller-retour by boris wastiaucatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeacquired circaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease note: the seller guarantees the authenticity of this item
843 €
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Fine isikimanji figure of the dengese people living in congoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiboth hands on the bellythe piece is now in my personal dutch collectioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe statue is covered by numerous scarifications all over the bodythese figures are royal and chiefs figures, which hold the power and clothing of the old king after he dies; these are transferred to the new king in elaborate enthronement ceremoniesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
111 €
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Original machete from drc congo with its sheath includedare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe blade measures 42 cm and is made of hand-crafted steelplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
37 €
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wood and braidingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikizande and neighbouring tribesmid 20th centuryin good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
85 €
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wood read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehungana figurine drc height: 19our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
115 €
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Origin: nigeriaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewith a piece of animal fur around its hipsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedrc - name of the tribe: songye - material(s): wood, beads, animal skin - size (in cm): 34 x 10 x 11 cm - weight (in grams): 550 - shipment: shipped by post - songye statuette still with its hornplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
102 €
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Material(s): woodorigin: drc name of the tribe: tekeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions (in cm): 26 x 7 x 8weight (in grams): 200catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshipment mode: postal shipmentthere is a little lack, visible on the base of the statuetteteke figurine, with an abrasion trace on top of the headplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
41 €
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This mask is in light-weighted woodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwe can observe a little toothed mouth, the eyes are in the form of coffee beans, there are multiple holes on the cheeks, the eyebrows and on the nose bridge; these multiple holes reveal the damage caused on a braid by red ants; beautiful, ancient internal patina; remains of kaolin; we can note traces of adze work (have a look at the picture)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethese masks are rare and are only used in a few regions within the lega territoryweight 160 grams; 400 grams including the standour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshipment via bpost with track & trace, or it can be picked up in brusselsmask with horns, known under the name of kayamba, a cult of the bwamiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
56 €
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Very light wood with polychromy, was formerly used as grave decoration this is a unique piece, originalare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe brothers walschaert from antwerp imported colonial items, they were also evaluatorscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemayombe so-called grave statuesearly 20th century, probably between and , walschaert collectionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea few small imperfectionslength measured without stand: 56 cm - grams with standplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
1251 €
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A nice lot of small masks from congothe frames have a side of 13 cmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimasks have a height of cmself-collected in bakongo and kinshasacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey are offered in a set of three small frames that form a whole, but of course the masks can also be arranged separatelythey are made from bone or hippopotamus toothsent with track and trace read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
85 €
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drc congo lega hat - bwami cult very lovely piecethe lega are a bantu forest people from central africa, mainly established in the east of the democratic republic of congo, at the east of the lualaba river, up to altitude in the mitumba mountains, in the provinces of south kivu and maniemaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis type of hat was worn by initiates of the bwami cult, an initiation society which secret rites were reserved to initiatesprovenance: former sanaga gallery (tours, france)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableformer joseph christiaens collection (brussels, belgium)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis society organised the social structure and ensured the stability of the lega communityplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
89 €
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Hard wood with a honey colour patinaheadrest of the kongo yombe ethnic group located on each side of the congo river, and in two different countriesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis type of support is used by the dignitaries of the villagethe female character is represented in a stocky way, a sign of the burden she must bearthree brass bullen nails on the seatcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe woman's shapes are cubist, the elbows are stretched outwards and the character is bentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
110 €
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Palaver stool of the nkutshu, a mongo subgroup from the north of the dare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease note the brass nails on the base of the stooldamages caused on one extremity by xylophagous insectsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedark patina of wear
30 €
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Flaws in the wood and old cracks from drying outare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablekusu half figure with significant signs of wear and tearour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeheight: 27 cm (without stand) / 30 cm (with stand)there is a hole in the crown for magical substancesprovenance: hermida collection, neuss, germanyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe figure is supplied with the stand pictured
142 €
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25 cm x 11 cm x 9 cmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemarks wear due to age: worn chin and crestwooden plank adorned with a miniature kifwebe maskour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebeautiful marks of polychromy: brown, red, whiteprobably an item meant to be hungplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
97 €
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Very lovely chokwe maskthis cruciform design probably derived from pendants in tin, commercialised in the chokwe region by portuguese travellers, since the 17th centurymwana pwo (young woman) masks, which were danced by chokwe men during festivities, mainly held for entertainment, favoured increased fertility to the crowdare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeamong the scarification marks, which may have been reproduced because of their beauty which has inspired the sculptor, we have the cingelyengelye on the foreheadplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethese masks depict feminine ancestors, represented as beautiful young women, with a high forehead, balanced features, filed teeth, and a scarification
177 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storestaff - sceptre prestige, bakongo, weight including pedestal, period around , ex rob vervoortplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
86 €
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Pwo mask from the southern chokwe of eastern dr congo and angola these masks represent ideal women and mothersthe teeth are sharpare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihardwood with a light-coloured patinacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe face is oval, the eyes are shaped in almonds, the prominent hairdo is woven with raffia fibresrestoration on the left longitudinal part of the maskthe nose and the ears are piercedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe frontal scarifications highlight this beautyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
72 €