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.
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