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Kudu statuette
les masques sont plus raresInstallés dans la "cuvette centrale"
Their use is reserved
Paul Safiannikoff - Treasures of Africa
Les Luba sont un grand peuple de la RDC
MC1883 Masque zoomorphe hibou BEMBE CONGO zoomorphic Owl mask STATUE Kudu statuetteFor English, please have a look below CONGO DRC BEMBE Beautiful Owl Zoomorphic Circumcision Mask Called Eluba va butende na cwecwe or "Emangungu" these masks were worn during the initiation rites of young people. " The animal that dominates the heights of the forest, the master of death, is the owl ( cwecwe : generic term). His mask will protect, in particular, the circumcised Batende from the poisonous gaze of the sorcerers " (PP Gossiaux, page 19 )
