Réservé - Reserved - MC1295 Superbe Kabeja HEMBA Sculpture Janiforme Janus figure masque p81 Seat attributed to a

p81 Seat attributed to a workshop in Malemba Nkulu

and initiation systems show strong similarities with the Bambara (Bamana)

Bwa or Gurunsi

Ils sont les voisins des Ngbandi

Congolese Art

Réservé - Reserved - MC1295 Superbe Kabeja HEMBA Sculpture Janiforme Janus figure masque p81 Seat attributed to aEnglish description below KABEJA HEMBA Superb statue with a beautiful crusty patina The Hemba had very talented sculptors and the tribe's art is mainly known for the effigies of ancestors, the Singiti, figures of power who exude an astonishing serenity and natural authority. According to Franois Neyt in "La grande statuaire Hemba", the Kabeja (or Kabedja) are Janiform sculptures that represent the founding ancestor couple of each clan, the statue was