Mask "sachihongo" ·  Zambia, Mbunda · ID: 3036148

Description

wood, dark brown patina, elaborate scarifications, min. dam., small missing parts, traces of insect caused damage, abrasion, base;
“sachihongo” is the incarnation of a hunter, but is depicted as chief and sooth-sayer as well. The masks (“makisi”) represent ancestor spirits. They appear after the circumcision of young boys, during times of convalescence in the bush camps, where they dance, accompanied by the songs of the male and female audience. The mask is completed by a crown of feathers, fiber beard and a net suit, made of the fibers of the “mushamba” tree.

The object Mask “sachihongo” with the object ID 3036148 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 628.

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