L’Art et La Philosophie Africaine: Un regard porté sur la tradition orale africaine: Francis Bebey. Texte de Addé – Semiologue.

Contemporary Art – Painting – Bateke – African Symbolic Portrait – This painting is inspired by a figure of a chief holding his hunting weapons.

Contemporary Art – Painting – “Lulua” this painting was created after a genuine Lulua figure of a great chief.

The public always sees artworks when exhibited. Very few people have the privilege to see works in progress. This is what you get here.

Here we present original ink works by Xea B. inspired by contemporary dancing, carefuly printed on the finest material, to be worn as a piece of art.

African mask Igbo , collection African Homage. The Igbo people inhabits both sides of the Niger river.

Luba kifewebe mask – The Luba are one of the Bantu peoples of Central Africa, and the largest ethnic group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eket Mask – African Homage’s collection – The Eket are a sub-group of the Ibibio people.

Lele Mask – The Lele/ Bashilele/ Usilele people, leave in the west edge of the Kasai-Occidental Province, west of the Kasai River, north of the Pende.

Yaka Mask – This mask, with depiction of two abstract birds, belongs to a tradition appearing in initiation and circumcision rituals of the boys (mukhanda).

Grebo masks were early seen in Paris at the beginning of the XXth century. They attracted the attention of Picasso who was inspired by a Grebo mask.

African Homage’ s collection – The Bakongo are a people of Central Africa established on the Atlantic coast from Pointe-Noire, north to Luanda south.

A Kuba Chameleon mask from the Kuba-Ngeende people who were integrated into the eastern part of the Kuba kingdom during the sixteenth century, in Congo.

This Pende Kwilu Mbangu mask belongs to the Pende of the west, (Congo).
Typical of the Kwilu style, it has a specific style called “Mbangu”.

This fine piece Fang Cap Mask, known as “cap mask” because of a very specific hairdo, is a dancing mask and is not connected to the Ngil secret society.

As a tribute, this very strong painting has caught, in an impressive close-up, the essence of the mask.

African Symbolic portraits – This series of original paintings celebrates the great cultural currents of Western and Central Africa – Artist Xea B.

African Symbolic Portrait Artist Xea B. This painting is inspired by a well known typical reliquary figure of the Ambete.

Painting – Artist Xea B. – Oil on canvas – African symbolic portrait – This painting is a study of a fine Yaka sculpture.

Contemporary Art – Painting – Xea B. – This painting reflects an ancestor figure, one of the relevant part of the Hemba art.

This authentic Kwele mask is precious as it bears evidence of usage and has been “danced”.

African Homage’ s collection – The Tsogo or Mitsogo are part of the Bantu people of Central Africa established in Ngounié, Gabon.