Les Lumbu
Subtitle: un art sacré = Bungeelë yi bayisi
By: Charlotte Grand-Dufay ; préface, Jacques Viault ; direction editoriale, Bernard Dulon
Contributors: Viault, Jacques; Dulon, Bernard
Publisher: Gourcuff-Gradenigo
Published: 2016
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9782353402397
Subjects: Gabonese Art; Art, Congolese (Democratic Republic); Lumbu (African people); Religion
Other titles: Art sacré = Bungeelë yi bayisi
Description: Located in south-western Gabon and Republic of Congo, the Lumbu were part of the ethnic group, Eshira. Influenced by the Punu, Vili, and the Kuni Yombé, they share with them the same origin myths of giants: the brothers, Bunzi, the chimpanzee, and Mbumba, the rainbow-colored snake. Often associated with Punu, the Lumbu are famous for their white masks and they also carved lesser known objects, including statues, reliquaries and amulets. In the early twentieth century, a small number of these works had attracted Western artists. They were part of major collections such as those of Paul Guillaume, Alfred Barnes, Charles Ratton, Josef Mueller, Helena Rubinstein and, more recently, that of Hubert Goldet.
Notes: "Galerie Bernard Dulon."