Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya", D. R. Congo, Pende, Size: H: 26 cm (H: 10.2 inch), ID: 3046579

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Lot 338

94th Tribal Art Auction

Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3046579

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Provenance

Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands

Size

H: 26 cm

H: 10.2 inch

Description

wood, pigments, plant fibre, raffia bast,
Taken out of the ritual context, the type of a mask can no longer be clearly determined. This mask could possibly be assigned to the “nganga ngombo mukhetu” type (female diviner).

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