Belgian Congo Gallery

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rareaudreyhepburn:Audrey Hepburn on location in the Belgian Congo for her film The Nun’s Story, 1958
thrumbolt:africamustrise:British Invasion of the CongoAlthough the Belgians Colonised the Congo,In 1
Carved wooden figure of a mother and child (phemba), of the Yombe people, Kongo Central Province, De
Audrey Hepburn reads under umbrella in The Nun’s Story. Belgian Congo, © Leo Fuchs, 1958.In 19
Wooden cup of the Kuba people, Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist unknown; early 20th century
Mwaash aMbooy (royal mask) of the Kuba people, Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist unknown; la
Female figurine of the Luba (Baluba) people, south-central Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Now in
Male figure (wood, plant fiber, and glass beads) from the Niembo chiefdom of the Hemba peoples, pres
Female statuette of the Holoholo people, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist unkno
Ngaady aMwaash mask of the Kuba people, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Now in the Ro
Wooden palm wine cup (mbwoongntey) in the shape of a human head, of the Kuba people, Lulua or Kasai
Wooden bwoom helmet-mask of the Kuba people, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist u
The Belgian-Congolese Force Publique in action during the First World War in German East Africa (now
Mask depicting ritual scarification, of the Ngbaka people, Nord-Ubangi province, Democratic Republic
dansleparadisartificiel: Mangbetu Woman / Belgian Congo (1925) Bernatzik
Carved wooden figure (nzambi) of the Holo people, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo or An
Carved wooden statue of the Basonge people, Democratic Republic of the Congo, thought to represent a
Kakuungu mask of the Suku people,Kimbau, South Bandundu, DRC.  Now in the Royal Museum for Central A
Face mask of the Kifwebe society, Songye or Luba peoples, present-day Democratic Republic of the Con
Cap mask of the Yaka peoples, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Made from wood, pigment
Male figure (ofika) used in the initiation rites of the all-male Lilwa association within the Mbole
wehadfacesthen:Audrey Hepburn, 1959, in the Belgian Congo for the filming of The Nun’s Story
Standing male figure (sigiti) of the Hemba people, Kongolo region, Maniema Province, Democratic Repu
Warrior ancestor figure of the Hemba people, present-day Democratic Republic of the Congo.  Artist u
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