Anthropomorphic mask · D. R. Congo, Sankuru and Maniema Region, Sungu / Tetela · ID: 3050067
sold
EUR 600
Provenance
Justin Barthels, Maastricht, The NetherlandsSize
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch
Description
wood, red pigment,
Felix reported in 2003 on a comparable mask found near Lusambo, among the Sungu / Tetela (cf. AHDRC 0042733).
Formal and stylistic features such as box shape, grooved decoration and protruding mouth are reminiscent of “kifwebe” masks of the Songye.