Anthropomorphic helmet mask
D. R. Congo, Kwese
sold
EUR 400
Provenance
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, GermanySize
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, grass fibre, rep. (quadruped)
These bell-shaped helmet masks appear during the circumcision of the boys. They are found among a number of peoples in southwestern Zaire, especially the Suku, but also the Yaka, Mbala, Hungaan, Pindi, Kwese and Pende.