NORTH CONGO - KWELE Animal mask in carved... - Lot 156 - Vasari Auction

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NORTH CONGO - KWELE Animal mask in carved... - Lot 156 - Vasari Auction
NORTH CONGO - KWELE Animal mask in carved and patinated wood representing a deer Height : 57 cm Height : 57 cm Note : The Kwele are a people of the great forest, their beliefs and rituals leave an important place to the "spirits of the forest", the ekuk, these being represented in the ceremonies by anthropozoomorphic masks: antelope, gorilla, elephant etc. The masks, of different shapes, were all linked to the male initiatory society of the beete, which grouped together the notables and the warriors. The rites, organized for community occasions, made it possible to mobilize the forces of the ancestors and the spirits of the forest in order to resolve crisis situations or to favour the collective life of the village, essentially hunting, the favourite activity of the Kwele. Some of their objects were used during public dances while others were kept secretly as emblems of notability. Source: "Les Forêts natales - Arts d'Afrique équatoriale Atlantique - Actes Sud Musée du Quai Branly Jacques Chirac - October 2017"
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