Mask "matemu" · D. R. Congo, Holo · ID: 3038139
Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 3. März 2012, lot 214
Description
wood, polychrome paint, broad face with slit eyes and accentuated chin, adorned with feather ornament and abundant grass fibre cuff, min. dam., traces of abrasion, base;
the Holo are a small ethnical group, living in the borderland between Zaire and Angola. In the course of their history they were exposed to various influences. The Pende crossed their realm, the Kongo introduced the sacred kaolin and their masquerades are adopted from the Yaka.
The object Mask “matemu” with the object ID 3038139 was last part of the auction 79th Tribal Art Auction at March 21, 2015 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 408.
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Comparing literature
Neyt, Francois, Die Kunst der Holo, München 1982, p. 134, ill. 108