MC1519 Superbe masque idimu Lega Bwami cult Mask Congo RDC CONGO RDC A very similar mask is

A very similar mask is illustrated by Marc Leo Felix (page 33

According to Mary Booter Roberts 1996 p164 about a stick in the Tervuren museum

One head - One head

The Kumu are a Bantu people living in the equatorial forest of eastern Congo

Mpanga (female) and Banze (male) A stick with these characteristics has been published by Native

MC1519 Superbe masque idimu Lega Bwami cult Mask Congo RDC CONGO RDC A very similar mask isEnglish description below CONGO RDC Superbe masque idimu LEGA La face est entirement recouverte de kaolin, le tour des yeux, les oreilles et le nez laissent apparatre le bois, scarifications en forme de petits trous en cercle autour des yeux Un masque lukwakong l'architecture un peu similaire est visible dans Biebuyck, Ethique et Beaut, p80 Bien que les masques Idimu soient nettement plus grands que les masquettes Lukwakongo, ils en sont trs proches