Mask · D. R. Congo, Ituri · ID: 3040618
sold
EUR 700
Size
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Description
light wood, light grey patina, kaolin, painted with white dots, pierced mouth carved with pointed teeth, framed by grass fibre tufts, slightly dam., minor missing parts backside at the rim, spots;
the masks are exclusively worn by men. They appeared at initiations and at circumcisions of young boys, at ceremonies related to men’s associations, and perhaps also at the funerals of titleholders.