Zemanek-Münster

Mask

D. R. Congo, Pende / Wongo
not available anymore
Provenance
Arthur Mones, New York, USA
Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch

Description

wood, dyed in red, dark brown paint, kaolin, wide facial plane with tapering chin and arching brows, scarification underneath the eyes, slightly shifted facial features (nose, mouth) nearly reminding of a sickness mask, slightly dam., missing parts backside at the rim, on pedestal


Comparing literature

de Sousberghe, L., L' Art Pende, o.O. 1958

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