Mask dancer "cikunza" · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3041879
sold
EUR 400
Size
H: 27,5 cm
H: 10.8 inch
Description
wood, rich reddish brown patina, black paint, carved with circle and grooved ornaments, slightly dam., abrasion of paint, base;
“cikunza” is the master of the “mukanda” initiation society. He embodies both religious beliefs and chiefly power and is associated with notions of virility and fertility. Such figures may have been placed on the path to the initiates’ camp.
The object Mask dancer “cikunza” with the object ID 3041879 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 359 achieved a sales price of EUR 400.
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