Mask "mfondo" · D. R. Congo, Lwalwa · ID: 3040749

Name: Mask "mfondo"
SKU: 3040749
Availability: Discontinued

not available anymore

Size

H: 35 cm

H: 13.8 inch

Description

wood, matt patina, red paint, concave vaulted facial plane, rectangular pierced eyes, tubular protruding mouth, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
the small hole underneath the nose was used for attachment of a string, which the dancer held with his teeth in order to fix the mask in front of the face. These masks were used for initiation of the young boys of the “ngongo” society as well as for fertility- and hunting rites.

The object Mask “mfondo” with the object ID 3040749 was last part of the auction 83rd Tribal Art Auction at May 28, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 416.

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