Description
Sickness Mask - Raphia, Wood - Provenance Patrick Dierickx - Pende - West Africa
Mid 20th century - Vintage - used with visible signs of wear
A Pende sickness mask Provenance Patrick Dierickx
H= 30 cm no stand .
CONDITION: wood, raphia, black & white pigments.one chip missing near the ear on the back, otherwise perfect condition.
The mbangu mask is a variation on the representation of a highly regarded hunter who has been stricken with facial paralysis
Collected in the 70's by Patrick Dierickx, Brussels. Estimated age: 1940-50's
Lot details
- Object
- Sickness Mask
- Indigenous object name
- Provenance Patrick Dierickx
- Ethnic group/ culture
- Pende
- Region/ country
- West Africa
- Material
- Raphia, Wood
- Period
- Mid 20th century
- Condition
- Vintage - used with visible signs of wear
- Sold with stand
- No
- Dimensions
- 30×19×18 cm