Masque "mbuya tundu" ·  R. D. Congo, Pende / Wongo · ID: 3046088

Description

wood, pigments,
The “mbuya” masks appear at festivities to entertain the village community. They embody different characters and role models of the Pende society.

The black painted “tundu” (or “kindombolo”) mask belongs to the group of comedic masks and embodies the “male clown”. “Tundu” parodies all the vices and problems of village life.

Littérature comparée

Pende, Collection J. M. Desaive et Ch. Laeremans, Brussels 2009, p. 45