Beautiful female face mask "mbuya ya mukhetu" (or "gambanda / kambanda") ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3047865

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.

The object Beautiful female face mask “mbuya ya mukhetu” (or “gambanda / kambanda”) with the object ID 3047865 was part of the auction 96th Auction on April 24, 2021. The object with the lot number 332 achieved a sales price of EUR 7,500 with an asking price of EUR 7,000.

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Comparing literature

Strother, Z.S., Inventing masks, Chicago 1998, p. 217 ff.