Bembe Ancestor Healer Statue, Congo #991 Bamboo Beaded Curtain Hand Painted - Green Hamsa Male figure : 18" tall

Male figure : 18" tall x 4 1/4" wide

This is to do with the shape of the arch and the symbolism associated with it

1 1/2" long x 7/8" wide x 3/16" thick

She was married at age twelve to a nobleman named Paolo Mancini

worship Ancestors (Mipasi) through carvings held by Chiefs or Sorcerers

Bembe Ancestor Healer Statue, Congo #991 Bamboo Beaded Curtain Hand Painted - Green Hamsa Male figure : 18" tallBembe Ancestor Healer Statue, Congo #991 Date Period: Mid 20th century Embodying the Spirit of an Ancestor, this sculpture bears keloid tattoos testifying to the successive stages of Initiation to which the individual represented was endowed. Sometimes set with glass, earthenware or bones, the almond shaped eyes are here hollowed out. Established on the plateaus of the People's Republic of Congo ex. Brazzaville, and not to be confused with the Bembe