Anthropomorphic face mask "nsembu" or "ibole"
D. R. Congo, Kumu
sold
EUR 1,700
Provenance
German CollectionZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 24 November 2007, lot 195
Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood,
This masks are used by the “nkunda” society of sorcerers who call upon the primordial ancestors for purposes of social control.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 65 ill. 1Publications
AHDRC: 0035007