MC1731 Puissant Masque Bali ou NDaaka région de l'Ituri mask STATUE these cephalomorphic divination pestles were

these cephalomorphic divination pestles were used by the soothsayers to grind kaolin and to enter into communication with the spirits

BEAUTIFUL KAYAMBA MASK KWAME LEGA

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MC1731 Puissant Masque Bali ou NDaaka région de l'Ituri mask STATUE these cephalomorphic divination pestles wereEnglish description below Congo DRC Ituri River Region Very beautiful mask, probably Bali or Ndaaka carved wood and pigment, with half moon eyes and mouth and painted spot decoration all over the face A very similar mask was sold in 2020 by Lyon & Turnbell, Edinburgh (African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History) The Bali (or Baali) people live in the Ituri province, just north of the Kumu Komo A little to the northwest live the Ndaka (or