Mask "kidumu" ·  R. D. Congo, Teke · ID: 3032759

Description

wood, kaolin, traces of faded black paint, disc-shaped facial plane, subdivided by a horizontal line, forming the brow zone, the whole face coated with deeply engraved geometrical patterns, pierced around the rim, min. dam., minor missing parts, cracks, traces of abrasion;
flat masks are for the most part strictly confined to the Tsai group of the Teke tribe and show an abstract human face. They are used by members of the “kidumu” society.

Littérature comparée

Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, ill. 77