Mask · D. R. Congo, Pende / Wongo · ID: 3033431
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Provenance
Arthur Mones, New York, USASize
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