Mask Pende Mbuya - DR Congo (No reserve price)
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Masque Pende Mbuya from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an original official piece from the Pende people.
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Masque Pende Mbuya
This Pende Mbuya mask is characteristic of the Kwilu style: a bulging forehead, triangular chin, heavy lowered eyelids, a continuous line of brows forming a 'V', a upturned nose, an open mouth showing filed teeth.
Light wood.
Cap made of plant fibers.
A piece of fabric.
Scarifications "mifuniy" on the forehead.
Incised tattoos on the cheeks
Patina of gray pigments.
Kaolin.
Estimated age: second half of the 20th century.
Height: 23 cm, wood part.
The Pende people of the DRC are organized into numerous territorial groups, the two largest being the Pende of the Kwilu (west) and of the Kasaï (east).
Several clans are grouped under the authority of a chief (Djigo), whose main role is to mediate with the ancestors.
Pende artistic styles vary considerably: more abstract and geometric in the east (Thangi, Phumbu, Gitenga), they are more naturalistic in the central region and in the west (Mbuya, Mbangu).
Pende masks were traditionally used in initiation rites, funerals and hunting parties. Their use later extended to moments of entertainment comparable to the Commedia dell'arte.
Seller's Story
Gallery "artspremiers be"
Richard Dams
Graduate in history,
Former professor of history, art history and aesthetics.
Former cooperator in Congo (Zaire) (teacher of the course on the history of African civilizations, history of art and aesthetics).
Collector since 1971.
Seller since 2007.
Translated by Google TranslateMasque Pende Mbuya
This Pende Mbuya mask is characteristic of the Kwilu style: a bulging forehead, triangular chin, heavy lowered eyelids, a continuous line of brows forming a 'V', a upturned nose, an open mouth showing filed teeth.
Light wood.
Cap made of plant fibers.
A piece of fabric.
Scarifications "mifuniy" on the forehead.
Incised tattoos on the cheeks
Patina of gray pigments.
Kaolin.
Estimated age: second half of the 20th century.
Height: 23 cm, wood part.
The Pende people of the DRC are organized into numerous territorial groups, the two largest being the Pende of the Kwilu (west) and of the Kasaï (east).
Several clans are grouped under the authority of a chief (Djigo), whose main role is to mediate with the ancestors.
Pende artistic styles vary considerably: more abstract and geometric in the east (Thangi, Phumbu, Gitenga), they are more naturalistic in the central region and in the west (Mbuya, Mbangu).
Pende masks were traditionally used in initiation rites, funerals and hunting parties. Their use later extended to moments of entertainment comparable to the Commedia dell'arte.
Seller's Story
Gallery "artspremiers be"
Richard Dams
Graduate in history,
Former professor of history, art history and aesthetics.
Former cooperator in Congo (Zaire) (teacher of the course on the history of African civilizations, history of art and aesthetics).
Collector since 1971.
Seller since 2007.
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Country of Origin
DR Congo
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
No
Condition
Good condition
Title of artwork
Mask Pende Mbuya
Height
23 cm
Width
19 cm
Weight
316 g
Authenticity
Original/official
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