Two-headed Echwaboga mask of the Alunga society - Bembe - Congo - SOLD
The African mask Echwaboga of the company Alunga in the art of Bembe
Among the Bembé, this helmet mask called Echwaboga, used in the Alunga society, embodies a spirit of the bush. It was kept in a cave and was only released during rites funerary or initiatic. Cylindrical helmet composed of janiform faces, with very large geometrical eyes representing those of the owl, totemic animal to which is dedicated the mask and the dance. The Echwaboga must harmonize the day-night duality, well-bad.
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The African mask Echwaboga of the company Alunga in the art of Bembe
Among the Bembé, this helmet mask called Echwaboga, used in the Alunga society, embodies a spirit of the bush. It was kept in a cave and was only released during rites funerary or initiatic. Cylindrical helmet composed of janiform faces, with very large geometrical eyes representing those of the owl, totemic animal to which is dedicated the mask and the dance. The Echwaboga must harmonize the day-night duality, well-bad.