Bembe Mishi, symbol of a Lion
Bembe Mishi's are quite seldom and valuable. With a double sided face, this mask symbolises a Lion from the secret Alunga society
Wood, red and white pigments, fibers Height without the stand and fibers
size: 17cm. Height on stand 27cm.
Provenance: the collection of Patrick Claes who worked as a curator in the Kinshasa Museum. He found this piece in a small collection in France.
Actual collection: Chris Wild
A similar object with same provenance was sold at auction for 12,000€ in Brussels two years ago.
Price: 8,500 € add the Bembe Mishi to your collection
This
piece from the Bembe Tribe is in a Janus form that stands for beginnings and
transitions, for past and future
The two faces of the Lion Janus signify the power of dominating the nature of the mask’s spirit.
This double sided mask on a stand was used as a shrine object.
It is capable of bringing harmony to nature’s opposing forces such as male and female, night & day.
Height without the stand and fibers 17cm.
The Bembe tribe has three main secret societies.
 | The Bwani society takes is inspired by its neighbours, the Lega. But their initiation process is simpler than that of the Lega as the Bwani of the Bembe people only have two levels of initiates, while the LEga have seven. After the circumcision had been carried out, the Bwani were mainly in charge of dances, songs and handling objects. (The eyes of the Bwani are usually depicted by a coffee bean shape, while the Alunga use a prominent circular pupil). |
| The Elenda society has control over the social aspect of the tribe. It is accessible only to men on the condition that the candidates make a donation to the member with the highest grade in the society. |
| The Alunga society is in charge of the rites that precede a hunt, the organization of public dances, and of social control. |
info source: sm76626.wordpress.com
This is a fine Bembe Mishi and is quite seldom to find.
Price: 8,500 € add the Bembe Mishi to your collection
The Bembe Tribe or Wabembe Tribe is an african tribe located in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and western Tanzania. Bembe people mainly located in villages and districts of Kigoma Region mostly Ujiji, Kaseke, Kagunga, Mwamgongo, Katonga, Lubengela, and many others in Tanzania, and in the northwest forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They also live in Dar es Salaam, and Zanzibar Tanzania. Their language is Kibembe. With no clear proof, big amount of Bembe people been claiming that Bembe Tribe is originally from Togo; they claim that Earlier in 18th century, Bembe people moved from Togo to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
see also the following to learn more about the Bembe:
Babembe
Sculpture Raoul Lehuard, Dan...
Price: 8,500 € add the Bembe Mishi to your collection
This Janus Mishi figure it is delivered with a stand as on above image
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