This flat “mask” stems from the area of the upper Ogowe and is used in ceremonies of the secret society KIDUMU.
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A tribute to the Pende people and their colourful arts – Contemporary Art – Sculpture – Polychromy – Artist Addé.
Contemporary Art: Painting – Artist Xea B. – Oil on canvas – This fine painting expresses the joyfulness of the feasts given by the Pende on many occasions.
This intense painting, strongly inspired by the study and contemplation of the Yaka’s art, illustrates the deep sadness and disarray of a population.
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.
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.
Yaka Mask – This mask, with depiction of two abstract birds, belongs to a tradition appearing in initiation and circumcision rituals of the boys (mukhanda).
African Homage’ s collection – The Bakongo are a people of Central Africa established on the Atlantic coast from Pointe-Noire, north to Luanda south.
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.