Mask "kidumu" ·  D. R. Congo, Teke · ID: 3036497

Description

light wood, polychrome 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., traces of insect caused damage, fine cracks, traces of abrasion, base;
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 3036497 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 600 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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Comparing literature

Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 77