Mask "kasangu" ·  R. D. Congo, Salampasu · ID: 3032355

Description

wood, blackish brown patina, kaolin, of hollowed form with a tapering chin, the face dominated by a mouth carved with two rows of tapering teeth, crowned by a coiffure of rattan bowls, a beard in two plant fibre plaits, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion;
the Salampasu have three mask types: the “idangani” masks of plaited bast, the copper sheet coated “mukinka” masks and present “kasangu” type. Each of them belongs to the warrior societies “mungongo” and “matambu”. They were used at initiation rites and on occasion of ritual festivities. The number of masks a secret society owned, indicated proven courage, experience of warfare and the number of “enemy heads” that had been taken.

L’objet Mask “kasangu” avec l’ID d’objet 3032355 a fait partie de l’enchère 68th tribal art auction en 3 mars 2012 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 459.

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