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Mask ·  R. D. Congo, Bwaka · ID: 3034496

Vendu 4 500 €
Provenance
Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belguim
Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium

Description

wood, polychrome paint, striking scarification marks in the area of forehead, nose and cheeks, additionally accentuated by wooden splinters, min. dam., small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, socle;
Bwaka masks are used during circumcision rites when the initiates return to the village, but they are worn by members of the anti-witchcraft society as well.


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