Mask "nyibita" · D. R. Congo, Ngeende · ID: 3040884
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, BelgiumHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)
Size
H: 48 cm
H: 18.9 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
this mask type is associated with a young warlord, and was danced at the court of the Kuba ruler.
Comparing literature
Herreman, Frank & Constantijn Petridis (ed.), Face of the Spirits, Tervuren 1993, p. 140 f.