Face mask with board-shaped superstructure · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3037485
sold
EUR 1,600
Size
H: 38,5 cm
H: 15.2 inch
Description
wood, heart-shaped deepened facial plane, dyed in reddish brown, black and white, pierced around the rim, min. dam., traces of abrasion;
the Pende people are living at the left bank of the the Kasai river. They became well known for their big masks, like “pumpu” and “giphogo”, rather than for their triangular miniature masks.
Comparing literature
Pende, Collection J. M. Desaive et Ch. Laeremans, Brussels 2009, p. 49