Anthropomorphic face mask · D. R. Congo, Kwese · ID: 3040406
sold
EUR 1,800
Size
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, Kaolin (yellowish), with red pigment heart-shapedly framed facial plane, abundant beard from raffia fibre, slightly dam. (nose tip), abrasion of paint, missing part backside at the rim, base;
the style of the Kwese is strongly influenced by their neighbours, the Mbala, Pende and Suku.