MC1723 Grande statue d'ancêtre BASIKASINGO (54cm) Mizi ou Mizimu Pre Bembe Lega 1989 page 265

1989 page 265

see in the the 2nd image the result of the spectroscopic test made by the Museo d'Arte e Scienza in Milano (estimated 1915)

(Art et pouvoir dans la Savane d'Afrique Centrale

But the seat remains solid

ETHNICITY: Bembe

MC1723 Grande statue d'ancêtre BASIKASINGO (54cm) Mizi ou Mizimu Pre Bembe Lega 1989 page 265For English, please have a look below CONGO DRC Large BASIKASINGO ancestor statue (54cm) Mizi or Mizimu The Basikasingo live in eastern Congo, northwest of Lake Tanganyika, in the South Kivu Province, in the Fizi Territory, and more precisely in the Lulenge Sector. They are also called Pre Bembe by some specialists like D. Biebuyck ( Biebuyck 1981) or considered a Boyo (or Buyu) lineage by others, such as Nicolas de Kun, (de Kun, 1979) Like the Hemba