Masque casque anthropomorphe · R. D. Congo, Kwese · ID: 3045953
Vendu
400 €
Provenance
Hubert Pettenkofer, Passau, GermanyDescription
wood, colour pigments, grass fibre, rep. (quadruped)
These bell-shaped helmet masks appear during the circumcision of the boys. They are found among a number of peoples in southwestern Zaire, especially the Suku, but also the Yaka, Mbala, Hungaan, Pindi, Kwese and Pende.