Maske (mit Provenienz) - Ngbaka. Ubangi - DR Kongo

Ex Zemanek-Münster, lot 187, Auction 101

Provenance: Justin Barthels (Maastricht, NL)

Great African light wooden mask form the NGBAKA tribe of Zaire. These kind of masks are worn during initiation ceremonies. The mask has an oval and a concave face with an elongated triangular nose. Situated in the northwest, the Ngbaka used masks within the scope of the initiation and circumcision rituals, called gaza: “that which gives strength”.
Masks in the Uele and Ubangi regions are very rare,
The powerful mask is in good condition with traces of tribal use.

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