Beautiful old "pota" mask, D. R. Congo, Pende (East), Size: H: 38 cm (H: 15.0 inch), ID: 3047488

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Lot 132

Beautiful old "pota" mask · D. R. Congo, Pende (East) · ID: 3047488

sold EUR 950

Provenance

Gijs Donkers, Leiden, The Netherlands
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands

Size

H: 38 cm

H: 15.0 inch

Description

wood, colour pigments, base

According to Strother, “pota” performs with great variety and often executes manoevres associated with other masks. “Pota” often takes over duties from “giphogo” so that it is described as “first minister” among the village masks.

Comparing literature

Strother, Z.S., Pende, Mailand 2008, p. 104, pl. 3

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