Beautiful female face mask "mbuya ya mukhetu" (or "gambanda / kambanda") · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3047865
sold
EUR 7,500
Size
H: 18,5 cm / 25 cm (with bonnet)
H: 7.3 inch / 9.8 inch (with bonnet)
Description
wood, red, white and black pigment, rest. (chin), base
This mask captivates with the unusual delicacy and charm of its facial features.
The finely curved eyebrows are arranged in two separate arches, the nose and mouth are strikingly small, and the ears and facial structure show almost naturalistic touches.
She wears an elaborately crafted bonnet that was once completely covered with finely plaited strands of plant fibre.
Comparing literature
Strother, Z.S., Inventing masks, Chicago 1998, p. 217 ff.