Mask "kidumu" ·  D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3032216

Description

light wood, kaolin, black and brown pigments, accentuated horizontal brow line, coated with engraved geometrical patterns, feather ornament and bonnet on the rear, grass fibre beard, min. dam., minor missing parts through insect caused damage, traces of abrasion;
flat masks are for the most part strictly confined to the Tsai group of the Teke tribe and show an abstract human face. They are used by members of the “kidumu” society.

Comparing literature

Lehuard, Raoul, Les arts Bateke, Arnouville 1996, p. 117 ff.