Zemanek-Münster

Headdress ·  D. R. Congo, Budja · ID: 3050045

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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.


The object Headdress with the object ID 3050045 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 248.

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