Mask "ngongo munene" · D. R. Congo/ Angola, Dinga · ID: 3032317
Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Description
hammer-wrought copper sheet, slit eyes and mouth, punched rosette on the forehead, slight traces of corrosion, old-age patina;
the masks called “ngongo munene”, “chief of the earth”, are used during the funerals of chiefs, the enthronement of a new chief and during the initiation of boys at the bush camps called “mukanda”. They are also manifestations of the agrarian village community “ekuluwanda”, designed for use in social and economical issues.
Because woman and children are not allowed to see the “ngongo munene” masks, they are kept by officials called “kfufutshi”, wrapped up in fabric and kept in a calabash stored in a small grass hut (“kaseke ya shifulumiko”), which was placed in a crotch.
L’objet Mask “ngongo munene” avec l’ID d’objet 3032317 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 68th tribal art auction dans 3 mars 2012 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 200 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 600 €.
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Littérature comparée
Roy, Christopher D., Kilengi, Afrikanische Kunst aus der Sammlung Bareiss, München 1997, S. 213 Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, München 2009, p. 180 Herreman, Frank, Petridis, Constantijn (ed.), Face of the Spirits, Tervuren 1993, p. 97