Anthropomorphic face mask · D. R. Congo, Salampasu · ID: 3049324
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Provenance
Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg, GermanySize
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, rattan, grass fibre, base
Most likeley the present mask was called “kasangu” and belonged to a subdivision of the “mungongo” warrior society, called “ibuku”.
It is said that in order to be allowed to wear such a mask a warrior had to kill an enemy in combat.
The object Anthropomorphic face mask with the object ID 3049324 was last part of the auction Online Auction at September 27, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 278.
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Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 320