Mask · D. R. Congo, Sundi · ID: 3040098
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Provenance
Herbette, Doullens, 4 November 2010, lot 46Yves Créhalet, Paris, France
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, kaolin, red pigment, regular facial features with pierced eyes and a broad nose, dam., small missing parts (back), traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, base;
there are only a few masks known by the Sundi, and only little is known about their usage. They could belong to a variation of the “ndunga” society. Some say that they were used in funerary rites wheras others say they belong to diviners.
The object Mask with the object ID 3040098 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 516.
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