Anthropomorphic mask "ishyeen imaalu" · D. R. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3047273
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Size
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Description
wood, colour pigments, rest.
In this beautiful old mask the bonnet including grass fiber tufts and feathers has been preserved, a headdress, as it was worn only by warriors of the Kuba (“iyool”).
This mask is part of a mask triad used by the “babende” male society, which can be found in many villages in central and northern Kuba.
Comparing literature
Binkley, David A. & Patricia Darish, Kuba, Milan 2009, Pl. 11