Zemanek-Münster

Mask "kidumu"

D. R. Congo, Teke
not available anymore
Provenance
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
Friedrich Spengelin, Hannover/Hamburg, Germany
Size
B: 34,5 cm
H: 38 cm
B: 13.6 inch
H: 15.0 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, min. dam., cracks, traces of insect caused damage.
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.

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