Face mask "mbuya" ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3041830

Description

light soft wood, yellow ochre, white and indigo blue pigment, raffia bast bonnet, trimmed with tufts of grass fibre and “antenna”- like projection, slightly dam./abrasion of paint (nose);
the Pende broadly distinguish between village or dance masks, generically called “mbuya”, and fraternity or initiation masks, called “mingangji”. The identification of a specific mask character depends largely on aspects of costume, including the headdress and acessories, and the choreography.

The object Face mask “mbuya” with the object ID 3041830 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 418.

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