Anthropomorphic face mask · D. R. Congo, Nyanga / Kanu / Kwame · ID: 3045570
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Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 33 cm
H: 13.0 inch
Description
wood, pigments, lettered “FX98 0677”, base
Possibly a mask of the “mambela” type, allegedly used for the initiation of men into the “mumbira” society.
The object Anthropomorphic face mask with the object ID 3045570 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 230.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Maniema, München 1989, p. 282
Exhibition
Bruxelles, J. Fiess et Marc Felix, Congo Gallery, "La face cachée des masques", 27 janvier - 25 mars 2006