Deformation mask "mbuya ya mbangu" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3049535
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Size
H: 24 cm
H: 9.4 inch
Description
wood, light green dyed kaolin, black colour, plant fibre, base
The mask represents a face distorted by a paralysis of the facial nerve.
The Pende believe that the person in question is a victim of sorcery, bewitched by a rival who, out of jealousy, has inflicted a disease / deformity on him.
Comparing literature
Herreman, Frank, To cure and protect, New York 1999, p. 20 f., 9-11