Helmet mask "hemba"
D. R. Congo, Suku
sold
EUR 2,000
Provenance
Karl Jansen, St. Augustin, GermanyJansen worked as a missionary for the Steyler mission.
Size
H: 46,5 cm
H: 18.3 inch
Description
wood, lusterless patina, polychrome patina, carved with a bird, abundant grass fibre cuff at the bottom, rep. (breakage bird, left cheek), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
mask type known as “hemba”, which is spread all over the Suku area and which was used at initiation rites for young boys.