Mask "fumu" or "pumbu" · D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3045951
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Provenance
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, GermanySize
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch
Description
wood, red pigment, raffia cloth and -bast,
The “fumu” mask type represents a tribal chief, while “pumbu” represents the executioner. Both mask types are difficult to distinguish, because both have hairstyles with conically protruding lobes.
The object Mask “fumu” or “pumbu” with the object ID 3045951 was last part of the auction Voyage Tribal Art - Live Online Auction at May 23, 2020 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 235.
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