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Helmet mask "kalunga" ·  R. D. Congo, Bembe · ID: 3033135

Vendu 2 500 €
Provenance
Udo Horstmann, Zug, Switzerland
Harald und Ursula Suhr, Victoria, Britisch Columbia, Canada / Germany (1985)

Description

light brown wood, polychrome paint, carved with two pair of eyes with cross-shaped pupils, min. dam., minor missing parts, traces of abrasion, fissures, on metal base;
the mask symbolizes “kalunga”, a Bembe society that functions as mother society and intervenes in tribal disputes; the society also decides tribal positions toward outside interventions. Today this mask is used in various celebrations. It supports a large, complex array of plumes and is worn with a costume that completely covers the dancer.


Littérature comparée

Cornet, Joseph, A survey of Zairan Art, The Bronson Collection, Raleigh 1978, p. 350 f.


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