Zemanek-Münster

Mask board

D. R. Congo, Songye
sold EUR 200
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch

Description

wood, brown patina, kaolin, black paint, a mask face of the “kifwebe” type superimposed in the centre, min. dam., traces of abrasion;
they have a dual function: first as a dance mask and secondly as an emblem of the “bifwebe” association to be hung to a wall or fence.


Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, New Jersey 2003, p. 53

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