Big mask "sachihongo" · Zambia, Mbunda · ID: 3042087

Name: Big mask "sachihongo"
SKU: 3042087
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Provenance

Olivier Klejman, Paris, France
Catherine 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 6.29

AHDRC: 0120810