Bark-cloth painting "morumba" or "pongo" · D. R. Congo, Ituri Rain Forest, Mbute · ID: 3048577
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Provenance
Bren Heymans, Antwerp, BelgiumSize
Maße: 76 x 43 cm
Maße: 76 x 16.9 inch
Description
bark cloth, black pigment, painted in black,
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.