Anthropomorphic face mask

D. R. Congo, Nyanga / Kanu / Kwame

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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.

Felix, Marc L., Maniema, München 1989, p. 282

Bruxelles, J. Fiess et Marc Felix, Congo Gallery, "La face cachée des masques", 27 janvier - 25 mars 2006

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