Zemanek-Münster

Initiation mask "ndeemba" of the "n-khanda" society ·  D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3048715

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Provenance
R. Rummel, Germany
Heinz Seeliger (1920-1997), Würzburg, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 November 2010, Lot 342
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Size
H: 51 cm
H: 20.1 inch

Description

Wood, fabric, paint, pigments, grass fibre, base

Masks “ndeemba” are worn by the newly circumcised “tundasi” at dances that indicate the end of the seclusion period and celebrate the return of the young men to daily village life.

The dance of the masks is accompanied by chants, which are mainly aimed at affirming the male superiority and the new social status of the young men.


The object Initiation mask “ndeemba” of the “n-khanda” society with the object ID 3048715 was last part of the auction 98th Auction at March 26, 2022 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 100.

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Publications

AHDRC: 0167126


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