Masked figure · D. R. Congo, Chokwe · ID: 3045376
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Provenance
Hans Petereit, Cologne, GermanySize
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch
Description
wood,
The figure is carved with a mask of the “chikunza” type representing an ancestral character who is considered a patron and protector of the “mukanda” men’s initiation. The “chikunza” mask is symbolically associated with human fertility and success in hunting.
The object Masked figure with the object ID 3045376 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 301.
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