Sculptures & Masks

Pair Twin Figures – Ewe / Venavi – Togo

Carved wood, pigment.  Cm. 23,0 high x cm. 7,7 width (9.06" x 3.03"); grams 341,7 (12.05 oz.). Throughout history the phenomenon of twins has always been the subject of great curiosity and charm, such as surprising and uncontrollable force of nature, stimulating particular actions and behaviors. In Togo and Bènin, if one...

A Fine Kumu Initiantion Mask – DR Congo

Wood, mineral pigments cm. 32,5 high x cm. 18,0 width (12.80″ x 7.09″); grams 262,0 (9.24 oz.). Former Belgian collection. This rafined mask come from clans living in the north of the Ituri region. The only detail on the protruding mouth is a crenellation representing a dentition; this decoration evokes the...