Helmet mask "pwoom itok" ·  R. D. Congo, Kuba · ID: 3038779

Description

wood, black, white, red and yellow paint, camwood powder, characteristic hairdo, accurate painted ornaments on the cheeks, slightly dam. (eyes, nose, rim of the coiffure), cracks (left side of the head and backside), rep. backside at the nape (with grass fibre and mass), metal base;
as one of the three royal masks, “bwoom” belongs to the oldest mask types of the Kuba. Apart from funerals “bwoom” appears at several ceremonies, always changing his meaning according to the context he is used: during the initiation of the boys he represents the spirit “ngeesh”. Within the three royal masks he represents “bwoom”, an oppositional and unruly character fighting against his brother for his wife and sister “ngaady a mwaash” and for the leadership. The insurgent aspect of the “bwoom” mask figure is expressed by the aggressive dance style.

L’objet Helmet mask “pwoom itok” avec l’ID d’objet 3038779 a fait partie de l’enchère 80th Tribal Art Auction en 27 juin 2015 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 433.

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