MC1880 Rare statue janus Kalunga Kisumbi BEMBE figure MASQUE It appeared at funerals

It appeared at funerals

up to the altitude in the Mitumba Mountains

Presented as one of the most striking masks of the North Congo

masks used during young men’s initiation rites were generally bicoloured

Higher Institute of Archaeology and Art History

MC1880 Rare statue janus Kalunga Kisumbi BEMBE figure MASQUE It appeared at funeralsFor English, please have a look below. CONGO DRC Rare KALUNGA statue KISUMBI BEMBE Janiform and two tone sculpture This one, large in size (31cm) has the particularity of being on a stool and can therefore also be described as a Kisumbi (symbol of stability), rare pieces among the Lega and the Bembe, reserved for the highest grades of Bwam (safiannikoff) The Kalunga janiform sculptures are said to represent Alunga, a descendant of the tribe's founding