Mask "muluala" · D. R. Congo, Kete · ID: 3042845
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Provenance
Private Collection, New York, USAAmos Balash, New York, USA
Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
Size
H: 47 cm
H: 18.5 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, of elongated form with pointed chin, prominent conical-shaped eyes with drilled holes underneath, plant fibre bonnet, min. dam., cracks, paint rubbed off, water spots on the backside, base.
These masks are produced by the southern Bushoong and Northern Kete peoples to represent a male “ngesh” or nature spirit associated with initiation of young men to manhood.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 57