Masque
R. D. Congo, Sundi
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Provenance
Jos Humblet, Brussels, BelgiumTaille
H: 41,5 cm
H: 16.3 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, protruding forehead and chin, crowned by a pair of horns (tips cut), min. dam., missing parts, traces of abrasion.
Masks of the Sundi are rather rare. They could belong to a variation of the “ndunga” society. Some authors say that they were used in funerary rites wheras others say they belong to diviners.