Snake mask · R. D. Congo, Bwaka · ID: 3032293
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, traces of ritual blackish mass and kaolin, discoidal, the underside carved with a small ring with drilled holes for attachment, slightly dam., cracks, small traces of insect caused damage, rep.;
by a medicine man worn horizontal on the head, presumably used for the healing of snake bites. Zande masks are rare! They were used in “mani” society as well as in funeral ceremonies. Stylistically they are linked to the masks of the Central African Republic, which suggests that they were imported about 1910, the same time as the “mani”.
L’objet Snake mask avec l’ID d’objet 3032293 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 68th tribal art auction dans 3 mars 2012. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 233 a atteint un prix de vente de 900 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 450 €.
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Littérature comparée
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, The Handbook, Brüssel 1987, p. 202 f.
Exposition
Exhibition Oberwil 1990