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Ritual mask of the Kongo Yombe people from the Congo, carved in wood, 29 cm high and 18 cm wide, in good condition with age-related wear.
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Ritual mask - Kongo Yombe - DRC
Ritual mask - Kongo Yombe - DRC Zaire
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A corn grain is always wronged before a hen...
Ritual mask - Kongo Yombe - DRC Zaire
Masks are relatively rare among the Kongo.
It is in the coastal area, among the Vili, Yombe and notably the Woyo, that we find them.
These masks are called Ndunga, named after the association to which they belong.
In terms of stylistic approach, it is probably the presence of the slanted eyes that first catches our attention. Then the polychromy, the trilogy white, black, red (or ochre here, it seems), the importance of the mouth... and in this last respect the impressive volume of the costume, here essentially formed of feathers often from dried leaves.
It should be noted that the Ndunga institution
Ritual mask - Kongo Yombe - DRC
Ritual mask - Kongo Yombe - DRC Zaire
!
A corn grain is always wronged before a hen...
Ritual mask - Kongo Yombe - DRC Zaire
Masks are relatively rare among the Kongo.
It is in the coastal area, among the Vili, Yombe and notably the Woyo, that we find them.
These masks are called Ndunga, named after the association to which they belong.
In terms of stylistic approach, it is probably the presence of the slanted eyes that first catches our attention. Then the polychromy, the trilogy white, black, red (or ochre here, it seems), the importance of the mouth... and in this last respect the impressive volume of the costume, here essentially formed of feathers often from dried leaves.
It should be noted that the Ndunga institution
Details
Era
After 2000
Number of objects
1
Material
Wood
Country of origin
Congo
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Height
29 cm
Width
18 cm
