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

not available anymore

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).

The object Anthropomorphic mask “mbuya” with the object ID 3046579 was last part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction at March 7, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 338.

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