Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3048719
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, BelgiumZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 10 September 2005, Lot 386
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Size
H: 60 cm
H: 23.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, raffia fibre, mirror glass,
This mask may be a representation of the executioner “pumbu” or a chief’s mask “fumu”. Both mask types show a very similar physiognomy and both wear hairstyles with conical protruding prongs.