Mask, D. R. Congo, Sundi, Size: H: 41,5 cm (H: 16.3 inch), ID: 3043048

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Lot 470

87th Tribal Art Auction

Mask · D. R. Congo, Sundi · ID: 3043048

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Provenance

Jos Humblet, Brussels, Belgium

Size

H: 41,5 cm

H: 16.3 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, protruding forehead and chin, crowned by a pair of horns (tips cut), min. dam., missing parts, traces of abrasion.
Masks of the Sundi are rather rare. They could belong to a variation of the “ndunga” society. Some authors say that they were used in funerary rites wheras others say they belong to diviners.

Comparing literature

Lehuard, Raoul, Art Bakongo, Les Masques, Arnouville 1993, p. 772, ill. 4.2.1.1.

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