Mask "mweelu"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Provenance
Émile-Francois Chambon, Geneva, Switzerland (1996)Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland
Size
H: 54 cm
H: 21.3 inch
Description
wood, fabric, white, black, red and indigoblue pigment, plug-shaped wooden handle, carved with a bird face (owl?), rattan bonnet coated with plant fibre and fabric, forming a superstrucure with two antenna-like projections, min. dam., small missing parts (fabric), slight traces of abrasion