Mask "muyombo" ·  D. R. Congo, Pende · ID: 3035394

Description

wood, lusterless dark brown patina, kaolin, traces of camwood powder, tongue-shaped beard “mvevo” with bunches of plant fibre around the rim, eyes with extreme hanging lids (“zanze”), remains of a raffia bonnet, traces of insect caused damage, missing parts backside at the rim;
the mask was worn horizontal on the head. It was used at initiation and circumcision rites for young boys and in ceremonies conducted in order to achieve good luck in hunting or efficient harvest.

The object Mask “muyombo” with the object ID 3035394 was last part of the auction 74th tribal art auction at September 7, 2013 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 392.

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