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MASQUE D'EXÉCUTION MBOLE

Ce masque africain est un exemple typique du corpus artistique Mbole. Ses traits abstraits et l'utilisation de pigment sont aussi présents dans la statuaire de cette ethnie.

Il s'agit d'un masque traditionnel appelé "masque d'exécution" car il est porté par le kumi, la personne responsable de l'exécution de la punition rituelle après une accusation d'indiscrétion lors du rituel Lilwa.
La mort de la victime permet la restauration de l'ordre.

On appréciera le graphisme spectaculaire de ce masque en méplat dont les groupes ethniques du Nord et de l'Est de la République démocratique du Congo ont le 

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superb execution mask (1) - Wood - Mbole - Congo DRC 

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