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Grand ceremonial Yaka mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Carved wood, pigments, plant fibers and textile. Important anthropomorphic mask with a geometrized face featuring half-closed eyes outlined in blue, a straight projecting nose, and a tubular mouth slightly open revealing carved teeth. The face is topped by a spectacular conical superstructure crowned with two circular plates and a tall central stem. Old internal structure of braided fibers preserved.
Height: 74 cm; width: 18 cm; depth: 28 cm.
Yaka people, Kwango region, DRC.
Former Belgian ethnographic collection

Grand masque cérémoniel Yaka, République Démocratique du Congo

Bois sculpté, pigments, fibres végétales et textile. Important masque anthropomorphe à visage géométrisé présentant des yeux mi-clos soulignés de bleu, un nez rectiligne saillant et une bouche tubulaire entrouverte laissant apparaître des dents sculptées. Le visage est surmonté d’une spectaculaire superstructure conique coiffée de deux plateaux circulaires et d’une haute tige centrale. Ancienne structure interne en fibres tressées conservée. 
Hauteur : 74 cm ; largeur : 18 cm ; profondeur : 28 cm.
Peuple Yaka, région du Kwango, RDC.
Ancienne collection ethnographique belge 

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Ndemba grand Yaka ceremonial mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, carved wood with pigments, fibres and textile, provenance private collection, height 74 cm, width 18 cm, depth 28 cm, in good condition.

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Ndemba grand Yaka ceremonial mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, carved wood with pigments, fibres and textile, provenance private collection, height 74 cm, width 18 cm, depth 28 cm, in good condition.

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