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It is a rectangular tablet, varnished in brown, that has previously been subjected to a swaying motion, on which two large square orbits have been carved in relief and a star is inside them. The Kalunga masks appear in the initiation ceremonies of the Bwami society.

Provenance: Mundo Africano, Barcelona
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

Es una tablilla rectangular, barnizada en marrón, que ha sido sometida previamente a un cimbreo, en la que se han esculpido en relieve dos grandes orbitas cuadradas y en su interior una estrella. Las máscaras Kalunga aparecen en las ceremonias de iniciación de la sociedad Bwami. 

Provenance: Mundo Africano, Barcelona
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

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Kalunga - Bembe - DR Congo

Early 20th century - Wood - Excellent condition

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Kalunga, a wooden rectangular tablet of the Bembe culture from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dating to the early 20th century, 38 cm high, with provenance in Mundo Africano, Barcelona and Argiles Collection, Barcelona.

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Kalunga, a wooden rectangular tablet of the Bembe culture from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dating to the early 20th century, 38 cm high, with provenance in Mundo Africano, Barcelona and Argiles Collection, Barcelona.

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