6.2220.2 African Art: Kongo - Mbole tribe - Initiation figure - 30cm

Country: Kongo, Central Africa

Tribe: Mbole

Usage: This figure represents a circumcised boy during an Initiation ritual, wearing a specific headgear used only during these rituals.

Size : 30cm

Comment:  The whole in the stomach represents wisdom and blessings for the future .