Tribal mask - Salampasu - Congo

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Mukinka, a Salampasu ritual wooden mask from the Congo (Kasaï), dating to circa 1940–1950, 30 cm high by 20 cm wide and weighing 660 g, in good condition with minor signs of age and stains, not supplied with a stand, with teeth restored.

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Description from the seller

Ritual mask as described in Julien Volper's 2014 book; teeth have been restored.

Name of the mask: Mukinka, Salampasu; each member of the association had multiple masks (See Elisabeth Cameron 1984).

Several were exhibited at the Museum of Central Africa in Tervuren.

The first photographs were taken in the 1950s, Maes et al. were offered for sale on-site up to the 1980s, after which many poor copies were put on the market.

Ritual mask as described in Julien Volper's 2014 book; teeth have been restored.

Name of the mask: Mukinka, Salampasu; each member of the association had multiple masks (See Elisabeth Cameron 1984).

Several were exhibited at the Museum of Central Africa in Tervuren.

The first photographs were taken in the 1950s, Maes et al. were offered for sale on-site up to the 1980s, after which many poor copies were put on the market.

Details

Era
1900-2000
Specific region of origin
Kasaï
No. of items
1
Material
Wood
Country of Origin
Congo
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Ethnic group/ culture
Salampasu
Height
30 cm
Width
20 cm
Sold with stand
No
Weight
660 g
Estimated Period
1940-1950
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Objects sold
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