Mask "giwoyo" ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3043874

Description

wood, plant fibre,

The face with the long projection under the chin, is worn horizontally on the head like a baseball cap. Several Pende specialists explain that the headdress incarnates the body of a deceased person which is being watched over. Its dance goes back to an archaic ritual through which the masquerade would release the spirits of the deceased of the village.

Comparing literature

Pende, Collection J. M. Desaive et Ch. Laeremans, Brussels 2009, p. 32

Publications

AHDRC: 0153623