240876 - Rare Antique African Tshibangabanga mask from the Binji - Congo
Antique Extremely rare African Tshibangabanga mask from the Binji, Congo.
Size: 30 x 29 cm.
This Binji mask were collected in 1929 by an Belgium famous collector and is almost 100 years old or older.
This Binji mask dates from the first half of the 20th century and was purchased in my private collection in 2015, with a certificate of authenticity.
The Binji are a group of people who belong to the Bushoong branch and reside in the eastern region of the Kuba kingdom in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Among the various types of masks used by the Binji, the Tshibangabanga masks are considered to possess the highest level of spiritual potency. These masks can only be worn by the "master of the initiation camps." The Binji people utilized these masks to project a commanding and intimidating aura during initiation ceremonies.