Mask "kidumu" · D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3035354
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Werner Fischer, Gelsenkirchen, GermanySize
H: 35 cm
D: 32 cm
H: 13.8 inch
D: 12.6 inch
Description
light wood, kaolin, polychrome paint, accentuated horizontal brow line, coated with engraved geometrical patterns, dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (above all on the left side of the face, upper rim, backside), paint chipped off;
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
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 77
Publications
Volkshochschule Marl (Hg.), "Geist-Reich", Marl 2000, p. 40Exhibition
"Geist - Reich", Zeugnisse schwarzafrikanischer Hochkulturen, Marl, 12. Mai - 21. Juni 2000