Zemanek-Münster

Anthropomorphic face mask ·  D. R. Congo, Nyanga / Kanu / Kwame · ID: 3045570

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Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Size
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.


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


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