Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask · D. R. Congo, Bembe (Eastern) - Goma · ID: 3049435
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Lempertz, Brussels, 25 March 1992, Lot 210German Private Collection
Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, kaolin, camwood powder,
These masks are said to have been used during “eluba ya butende” circumcision rites or the subsequent initiation rites. The mask combines features of the owl (“cwecwe”) with human features and antelope horns.
The object Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask with the object ID 3049435 was last part of the auction 99th Auction at November 12, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 31 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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Comparing literature
Marc Leo Felix (ed.), "Congo Masks", New Haven, London, Hong Kong, 2018, p. 276 ff.
Publications
AHDRC: 0014941