Dancer · D. R. Congo, Salampasu · ID: 3039327
sold
EUR 2,600
Provenance
Old British Collection (1930’s)Size
H: 41 cm
H: 16.1 inch
Description
wood, black paint, plant fibres, wearing a “mukinka” mask in front of the face, costume and conical headgear from plant fibre, min. dam., small missing part (right foot tip), slight traces of abrasion, base;
these masked dancer figures were adopted from the Chokwe.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 153, ill. 11