Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, Bembe (Eastern) - Goma
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.
Comparing literature
Marc Leo Felix (ed.), "Congo Masks", New Haven, London, Hong Kong, 2018, p. 276 ff.Publications
AHDRC: 0014941