Dance mask - collar - Congo

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Dimitri André
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Description from the seller

Among the southernmost Yaka (from Kasongo Lunda towards Suka-Mbundu (Guillaume Falls) on the Kwango River as far as Kingula and the Kasa chiefdom in the southeast) other masks appear at the end of initiation in addition to the kambanzya mask, namely the masks named kwesi, mbaala, mfumu-n-khanda, lundeemba, tsakala, kiala, mangolo-mbolo, kosi, luhalu and kakoku.

This traditional Kwesi mask was danced during the day when the initiates came out, and it was the first to perform in the dances.

Provenance: Argiles Collection, Barcelona

Seller's Story

Experts in Ancient African Art
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Among the southernmost Yaka (from Kasongo Lunda towards Suka-Mbundu (Guillaume Falls) on the Kwango River as far as Kingula and the Kasa chiefdom in the southeast) other masks appear at the end of initiation in addition to the kambanzya mask, namely the masks named kwesi, mbaala, mfumu-n-khanda, lundeemba, tsakala, kiala, mangolo-mbolo, kosi, luhalu and kakoku.

This traditional Kwesi mask was danced during the day when the initiates came out, and it was the first to perform in the dances.

Provenance: Argiles Collection, Barcelona

Seller's Story

Experts in Ancient African Art
Translated by Google Translate

Details

Era
1900-2000
Specific region of origin
Congo
No. of items
1
Material
wood
Country of Origin
Congo
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Ethnic group/ culture
collar
Height
77 cm
Indigenous object name
collar mask
Width
30 cm
Sold with stand
Yes
Estimated Period
1900-1910
SpainVerified
271
Objects sold
100%
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