Anthropomorphic face mask "nsembu" or "ibole" · D. R. Congo, Kumu · ID: 3044741
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 24 November 2007, lot 195
Description
wood,
This masks are used by the “nkunda” society of sorcerers who call upon the primordial ancestors for purposes of social control.
The object Anthropomorphic face mask “nsembu” or “ibole” with the object ID 3044741 was last part of the auction 90.I Tribal Art and 90.II Contemporary Native American Art at November 17, 2018 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 267 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,700.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 65 ill. 1
Publications
AHDRC: 0035007