Large Mask 50 cm - Bakongo - DR Congo (No Reserve Price)

Large wooden mask. Insured shipping.

This mask is typical of the art of the Kuba or Lele from Congo (DRC). Kuba masks are renowned for their geometric richness and incised decorations. They were often used in ceremonial contexts (funeral rites, secret societies, initiation dances).

Other possible origins (depending on variant):

Bakongo

Songye (less likely here given the absence of a crest or dynamic elements)

Traditional function
Ritual use: initiation ceremonies, funerals, or tribal celebrations.

Symbolic function: representation of an ancestral spirit, a judge, or a supernatural being.

Worn mask or display mask? This one seems too rigid to be worn easily, so it might be a display mask or a non-worn ritual mask intended to be exhibited during ceremonies.