Mask "kidumu" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3032759
Patric Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Description
wood, kaolin, traces of faded black paint, disc-shaped facial plane, subdivided by a horizontal line, forming the brow zone, the whole face coated with deeply engraved geometrical patterns, pierced around the rim, min. dam., minor missing parts, cracks, 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.
The object Mask “kidumu” with the object ID 3032759 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 439.
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Comparing literature
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 77