Anthropomorphic face mask · D. R. Congo, Salampasu · ID: 3049324
not available anymore
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.
Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 320