Headdress · D. R. Congo, Budja · ID: 3050045
Starting price
EUR 800
Estimated price
EUR 1,500
Provenance
Galerie O. Klejman & Stella L., Paris, France (1999)Size
H: ca. 56 cm
H: ca. 22.0 inch
Description
wood, raffia, wickerwork, base
These Budja headdresses were first discovered in the 1980s during a dance performed in honor of the Belgian king.
These crests are used in agrarian festivities and to favor the hunt. They are a stylisation of a mythical animal and might be combined with a human face mask attached to the front.