Mask · D. R. Congo, Bwaka · ID: 3035289
sold
EUR 900
Provenance
Kurt Neubauer, Limburg, GermanySize
H: 27 cm
H: 10.6 inch
Description
wood, reddish brown patina, pokerwork, eye-catching scarification marks in the area of forehead, nose and cheeks, additionally accentuated by wooden splinters, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
Bwaka masks are used during circumcision rites when the initiates return to the village, but they are worn by members of the anti-witchcraft society as well.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 121