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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletotal height is 13please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesigns of tribal use5 cm with stand, without: 12 cm will be sent by registered mailour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis mask is in good condition25x8x19 cm pictured base not included in the saletags: 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 morethis lot will be packed with the utmost care and shipped with tracking and insurance serviceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 otherare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablejust like their neighbours the metoko, the yela and kela groups have known a lilwa-type of organizationdimension: 27 cm in heightthe heart-shaped face, elongated features and geometric angular forms are characteristic of carving styles of the equatorial forestthese abstract representations/figures- mostly males- are depicted, just like among the metoko, in a cubistic styleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewill be sent by registered mailour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetable - chair, is in good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesmall 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 traceplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelength: 44 weight: gramsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
95 €
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African tribal art soko mutu mask, from the hemba ethnic group, located in north-eastern dr congoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidimensions: 24 cm in heightthe mask shows good signs of age, use, and exposurecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableas like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs, and sometimes small cracksamongst 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’please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevintage wooden mask with a worn patina and pigmentssoko 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 communitythere are larger sized face masks, which are used in dances with full body costumesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeregistered shippingand 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 hemba
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 congoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe mask shows good signs of age, use, and exposurecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableas like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs, and sometimes small cracksdimensions: 24 cm in height (mask only)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevintage wooden mask with a worn patina and pigmentsregistered shippingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 exposureare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevintage wooden maskette with a worn, brownish patinaas like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs and sometimes small scrapesdimensions: 16 cm in height (without the raphia beard)the mask usually was showed during the ceremonies of the bwami societylukwakongo masks are never worn on the face but are instead tied to the arm or displayed on a fence at the secret bwami meetingsregistered shippingadvancing through the ranks within this bwami society involved a series of initiations accompanied by gifts and paymentsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
42 €
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congo - no restorationsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions height 26 cm diameter seat 35 cm gramsmangbetu wooden stool - dour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
171 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikikasai region - dcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecongo, songe appraised by mfelix 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 moreour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
603 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiurungu is a tribe in south east congo, border regioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableacquired circasimilar one in the museum tervuren/kinshasa (disappeared during lootings), published in aller-retour by boris wastiauplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease note: the seller guarantees the authenticity of this itemour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
843 €
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Fine isikimanji figure of the dengese people living in congothe statue is covered by numerous scarifications all over the bodyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteboth hands on the bellythese 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 ceremoniesthe piece is now in my personal dutch collectionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe blade measures 42 cm and is made of hand-crafted steelour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
37 €
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wood and braidingzande and neighbouring tribesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemid 20th centuryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehungana figurine drc height: 19
115 €
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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 availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedrc - 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 hornwith a piece of animal fur around its hipsorigin: nigeriaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
102 €
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Material(s): woodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiorigin: drc name of the tribe: teketeke figurine, with an abrasion trace on top of the headcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableweight (in grams): 200there is a little lack, visible on the base of the statuetteplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions (in cm): 26 x 7 x 8shipment mode: postal shipmentour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
41 €
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This mask is in light-weighted woodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiweight 160 grams; 400 grams including the standcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemask 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 websitethese masks are rare and are only used in a few regions within the lega territoryshipment via bpost with track & trace, or it can be picked up in brusselswe 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)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 catawikia few small imperfectionscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemayombe so-called grave statuesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitelength measured without stand: 56 cm - grams with standthe brothers walschaert from antwerp imported colonial items, they were also evaluatorsearly 20th century, probably between and , walschaert collectionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
1251 €
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A nice lot of small masks from congoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableself-collected in bakongo and kinshasaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesent with track and trace read morethe frames have a side of 13 cmthey are made from bone or hippopotamus tooththey are offered in a set of three small frames that form a whole, but of course the masks can also be arranged separatelyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemasks have a height of cm
85 €
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drc congo lega hat - bwami cult very lovely pieceare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis type of hat was worn by initiates of the bwami cult, an initiation society which secret rites were reserved to initiatesthe 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 maniemaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteformer joseph christiaens collection (brussels, belgium)this society organised the social structure and ensured the stability of the lega communityprovenance: former sanaga gallery (tours, france)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 catawikithe female character is represented in a stocky way, a sign of the burden she must bearcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis type of support is used by the dignitaries of the villagethree brass bullen nails on the seatthe 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 store
110 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease note the brass nails on the base of the stoolcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledamages caused on one extremity by xylophagous insectsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedark patina of wearpalaver stool of the nkutshu, a mongo subgroup from the north of the dour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 availablethere is a hole in the crown for magical substancesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprovenance: hermida collection, neuss, germanythe figure is supplied with the stand picturedheight: 27 cm (without stand) / 30 cm (with stand)kusu 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 store
142 €
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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 available25 cm x 11 cm x 9 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemarks wear due to age: worn chin and crestprobably an item meant to be hungbeautiful marks of polychromy: brown, red, whitewooden plank adorned with a miniature kifwebe maskour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 crowdamong the scarification marks, which may have been reproduced because of their beauty which has inspired the sculptor, we have the cingelyengelye on the foreheadare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese masks depict feminine ancestors, represented as beautiful young women, with a high forehead, balanced features, filed teeth, and a scarificationcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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 availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitestaff - sceptre prestige, bakongo, weight including pedestal, period around , ex rob vervoortour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
86 €
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Pwo mask from the southern chokwe of eastern dr congo and angola these masks represent ideal women and mothersrestoration on the left longitudinal part of the maskare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe frontal scarifications highlight this beautycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe face is oval, the eyes are shaped in almonds, the prominent hairdo is woven with raffia fibresthe nose and the ears are piercedhardwood with a light-coloured patinathe teeth are sharpour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
72 €