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 mailour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesigns of tribal useplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetotal height is 13catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 catawikithis lot will be packed with the utmost care and shipped with tracking and insurance servicethis mask is in good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store25x8x19 cm pictured base not included in the saleplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitetags: 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 morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
54 €
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African art ancestor figure, from the kela/yela ethnic group, located near the ituri forest, in eastern dr congoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithese abstract representations/figures- mostly males- are depicted, just like among the metoko, in a cubistic stylethe 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 storejust like their neighbours the metoko, the yela and kela groups have known a lilwa-type of organizationplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitered and white planes are nicely set off against each otherdimension: 27 cm in heightcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 catawikiour 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 websitewill be sent by registered mailcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
42 €
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lwena this is a unique piece, originalare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 catawikiour 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 cmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletable - chair, is in good condition
304 €
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Very beautiful chokwe offerings’ cup angolaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 websitelength: 44 weight: gramsit will be delivered with track and tracecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
95 €
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African tribal art soko mutu mask, from the hemba ethnic group, located in north-eastern dr congoregistered shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe mask shows good signs of age, use, and exposureamongst 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’there are larger sized face masks, which are used in dances with full body costumesand 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 heightplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesoko 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 communityvintage wooden mask with a worn patina and pigmentsas like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs, and sometimes small crackscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 congoregistered 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 cracksour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe mask shows good signs of age, use, and exposuredimensions: 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 pigmentscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 exposureregistered shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 scrapeslukwakongo masks are never worn on the face but are instead tied to the arm or displayed on a fence at the secret bwami meetingsthe mask usually was showed during the ceremonies of the bwami societyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitevintage wooden maskette with a worn, brownish patinadimensions: 16 cm in height (without the raphia beard)advancing through the ranks within this bwami society involved a series of initiations accompanied by gifts and paymentscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
42 €
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congo - no restorationsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 gramsmangbetu wooden stool - dplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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, gramscongo, songe appraised by mour 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 websiteanterior to read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablekasai region - d
603 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesimilar one in the museum tervuren/kinshasa (disappeared during lootings), published in aller-retour by boris wastiauplease note: the seller guarantees the authenticity of this itemplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteurungu is a tribe in south east congo, border regionacquired circacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 catawikithe statue is covered by numerous scarifications all over the bodyour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe piece is now in my personal dutch collectionplease 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 ceremoniescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 catawikiour 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 websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
37 €
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wood and braidingmid 20th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storein good conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitezande and neighbouring tribescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
85 €
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wood read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihungana 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 websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
115 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiwith 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteorigin: nigeriadrc - 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 horncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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: tekeweight (in grams): 200our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshipment mode: postal shipmentplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions (in cm): 26 x 7 x 8there is a little lack, visible on the base of the statuetteteke figurine, with an abrasion trace on top of the headcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethese 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 brusselsweight 160 grams; 400 grams including the standplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemask with horns, known under the name of kayamba, a cult of the bwami
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 catawikiearly 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 imperfectionsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe brothers walschaert from antwerp imported colonial items, they were also evaluatorslength measured without stand: 56 cm - grams with standcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablemayombe so-called grave statues
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 catawikithey are made from bone or hippopotamus tooththe frames have a side of 13 cmour 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 separatelymasks have a height of cmsent with track and trace read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteself-collected in bakongo and kinshasacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 society organised the social structure and ensured the stability of the lega communityour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis 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)former joseph christiaens collection (brussels, belgium)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 villageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe woman's shapes are cubist, the elbows are stretched outwards and the character is bentplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 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 available
110 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikidark 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 storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease note the brass nails on the base of the stooldamages caused on one extremity by xylophagous insectscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 catawikiheight: 27 cm (without stand) / 30 cm (with stand)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe figure is supplied with the stand picturedkusu half figure with significant signs of wear and tearplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprovenance: hermida collection, neuss, germanythere is a hole in the crown for magical substancescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
142 €
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Probably an item meant to be hungare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimarks wear due to age: worn chin and crestour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewooden plank adorned with a miniature kifwebe maskplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website25 cm x 11 cm x 9 cmbeautiful marks of polychromy: brown, red, whitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 catawikiamong the scarification marks, which may have been reproduced because of their beauty which has inspired the sculptor, we have the cingelyengelye on the foreheadour 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 websitethese 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 available
177 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour 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 websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablestaff - sceptre prestige, bakongo, weight including pedestal, period around , ex rob vervoort
86 €
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Pwo mask from the southern chokwe of eastern dr congo and angola these masks represent ideal women and mothersare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe face is oval, the eyes are shaped in almonds, the prominent hairdo is woven with raffia fibresour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe nose and the ears are piercedthe frontal scarifications highlight this beautyplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterestoration on the left longitudinal part of the maskcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehardwood with a light-coloured patinathe teeth are sharp
72 €