Horned mask "giphogo" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3034976
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Provenance
Wilfried Wellenstein, LuxembourgSize
H: 43,5 cm
H: 17.1 inch
Description
wood, matt reddish brown patina, kaolin, narrow slanting eyes, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
the Pende people live at the left bank of the Kasai river. They became well known for their big masks, like “pumpu” and “giphogo”, rather than for their triangular miniature masks.
The object Horned mask “giphogo” with the object ID 3034976 was last part of the auction 73rd tribal art auction at May 25, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 407.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 141, ill. 2