Mask "mbuya tundu" · D. R. Congo, Pende / Wongo · ID: 3046088
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Provenance
Taylor Dale, Santa Fé, New MexicoSize
H: 28 cm
H: 11.0 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
The “mbuya” masks appear at festivities to entertain the village community. They embody different characters and role models of the Pende society.
The black painted “tundu” (or “kindombolo”) mask belongs to the group of comedic masks and embodies the “male clown”. “Tundu” parodies all the vices and problems of village life.
The object Mask “mbuya tundu” with the object ID 3046088 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 303.
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Comparing literature
Pende, Collection J. M. Desaive et Ch. Laeremans, Brussels 2009, p. 45