Face mask "phumbu" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3036503
not available anymore
Provenance
Jean-Louis Grimaud, Mulhouse, FranceSize
H: 27 cm (42 cm with horns)
H: 10.6 inch (16.5 inch with horns)
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, camwood powder, black paint, raffia bast, plantfibre, coiffure of three horn-like projections, remains of a costume at the chin, incised scarifications, aggressive facial features, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, base
Comparing literature
Strother, Z.S., Pende, Mailand 2008, p. 106 Strother, Z.S., Inventing masks, The University of Chicago, 1998, p. 211 ff. Pende, Collection J. M. Desaive et Ch. Laeremans, Brussels 2009, p. 47