Face mask "idimu" ·  R. D. Congo, Shi · ID: 3032813

Description

wood, blotched brown patina, incised scarification marks (cheeks and nosebridge), slightly dam., abrasion;
the “idimu” mask is owned collectively and is kept by an appropriate member of “yananio” or “kindi”. In a major performance , the “idumu” mask is hung on a fence surrounded by the smaller, individually owned “lukwakongo” masks. “Idimu” represents the power which enables the community to enter the higher level of “bwame”.

Littérature comparée

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 198 f.