Mask "kidumu"
D. R. Congo, Teke
sold
EUR 2,600
Provenance
Jean-Claude Andrault, Seillans, France (collected around 1950)Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France
Size
B: 35 cm
H: 35,5 cm
B: 13.8 inch
H: 14.0 inch
Description
light wood, kaolin, black paint, disc-shaped facial plane, subdivided by a horizontal brow line, the whole facial plane coated with deeply engraved geometrical patterns, a bonnet at the rear, surmounted by a feather headdress, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, small missing parts;
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.