Cap-shaped headdress, D. R. Congo, Pende/Mbala, Size: H: 13 cm (H: 5.1 inch), ID: 3044032

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Lot 441

89th Tribal Art Auction

Cap-shaped headdress · D. R. Congo, Pende/Mbala · ID: 3044032

sold EUR 1,250

Provenance

Belgian Collection

Size

H: 13 cm

H: 5.1 inch

Description

felt, plant fibre, shells, mud, base

The “mukotte” is a hairstyle or wig originally worn decoratively by Pende and Mbala men and women. It gained new significance as a symbol of resistance during the colonial period.

Comparing literature

Ricky van Bockhaven, Headdresses, Tervuren 2006, p. 76

Publications

AHDRC: 0153779

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