Bark-cloth painting "morumba" or "pongo" · D. R. Congo, Ituri Rain Forest, Mbute · ID: 3032295
Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Description
painted in black on light background with various linear motifs, glazed, in wooden frame;
the Mbute are a group of Pygmies. The decorative art form for which they are best known is drawing. Their distinctive linear designs are found mainly on bark strips and can be applied directly to the skin as temporary corporeal embellishments of a sacred or symbolic nature.
The object Bark-cloth painting “morumba” or “pongo” with the object ID 3032295 was part of the auction 68th tribal art auction on March 3, 2012. The object with the lot number 215 achieved a sales price of EUR 300 with an asking price of EUR 200.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Ituri, München 1992, p. 126 Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 433