Mask "kindombolo" ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3034077

Description

wood, encrusted patina, polychrome paint, oval form with elongated chin and thorn-like protruding forehead, drilled holes underneath the eyes, pierced around the rim, min. dam., small missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion, on metal base;
representation of the “sly one” or the “trickster”, reminiscent of the “tundu” character of the western Pende. The perforations seen on the cheeks probably are imitative of scarring consequent to smallpox.

The object Mask “kindombolo” with the object ID 3034077 was last part of the auction 71st tribal art auction at November 24, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 415 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,250.

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Comparing literature

Pende, Collection J. M. Desaive et Ch. Laeremans, Brüssel 2009, p. 48