Face mask "mbuya" ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3037263

Description

wood, dark brown patina, kaolin, tongue-shaped beard, enclosed by grass fibre bundles, bonnet of coarse sacking embroidered with bast fibres, collection number “475/61096”, abrasion of paint in some places;
the Pende broadly distinguish between village or dance masks, generically called “mbuya”, and fraternity or intitiation masks, called “mingangji”. Sculptors have created a wide variety of “mbuya” masks, portraying a diverse set of personas. The identification of a specific mask character depends largely on aspects of the costume, including the headdress and acessories, and the choreography.

The object Face mask “mbuya” with the object ID 3037263 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 481.

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