Julien Gauthier

Masks & Symbols from Southern & Central Africa

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

Provenance: Mundo A., 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 A., Barcelona
Argiles Collection, Barcelona

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Kalunga - Bembe - DR Congo

Mid 20th century - Wood - Excellent condition

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A mid-20th-century Bembe kalunga wooden plaque from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 38 cm high, with two square recessed motifs and a star in relief, from a private collection.

Kalunga - Bembe - DR Congo

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A mid-20th-century Bembe kalunga wooden plaque from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 38 cm high, with two square recessed motifs and a star in relief, from a private collection.

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