Big mask "sachihongo"
Zambia, Mbunda
not available anymore
Provenance
Olivier Klejman, Paris, FranceCatherine Sargos, Nancy, France
Size
H: 41 cm
B: 40 cm
H: 16.1 inch
B: 15.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, red pigment, extremely broad in shape, characteristic features: eyebrows in concentrical grooves, facial scarifications, bulging cheeks, min. dam., small missing parts, cracks, slight traces of abrasion, base;
“sachihongo” has been described as the incarnation of a hunter and/or diviner, but probably represents a chiefly ancestral character. The masks appear after the circumcision of young boys, during times of convalescence in the bush camps. The mask is completed by a crown of feathers, fiber beard and a net suit, made of the fibers of the “mushamba” tree.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L. & Manuel Jordan, Makishi Lya Zambia, München 1998, p. 223 ff.Publications
Sargos, Catherine & Patrick, Arts et traditions d'Afrique, Paris 2010, p. 229, ill. 5.47; Sargos, Patrick & Catherine, Afrique de la pensee magique au miracle de l'art, Biarritz 2008, ill 6.29AHDRC: 0120810