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Helmet mask "hemba" ·  D. R. Congo, Suku · ID: 3035633

Vendu 2 000 €
Provenance
Karl Jansen, St. Augustin, Germany
Jansen worked as a missionary for the Steyler mission.

Description

wood, lusterless patina, polychrome patina, carved with a bird, abundant grass fibre cuff at the bottom, rep. (breakage bird, left cheek), fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
mask type known as “hemba”, which is spread all over the Suku area and which was used at initiation rites for young boys.


Littérature comparée

African Art, A Source of Inspiration for Modern Art, Malmö 1986, p. 92, ill. 158


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