MC1880 Rare statue janus Kalunga Kisumbi BEMBE figure MASQUE Higher Institute of Archaeology and

Higher Institute of Archaeology and Art History

• MEMORY

ETHNICAL GROUP: Bembe

DIMENSIONS: About 9 inches high

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

MC1880 Rare statue janus Kalunga Kisumbi BEMBE figure MASQUE Higher Institute of Archaeology andFor 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