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BOA Pongdudu Warrior Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1684

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Description

CONGO DRC
BOA PEOPLE
PONGDUDU RARE WAR AND DANCE MASK

Visibly old
According to most authors, these masks were worn by the bravest warriors, giving them an image of invulnerability.
Boa live in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Characteristics:

TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask
ETHNICAL GROUP: Boa - Ababua - Ababwa
ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo
MATERIAL: Wood, cord
DIMENSIONS: About 12 3/4 inches high (32.5 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.
The display stand is NOT included

Bibliography
- Face of the Spirits; Masks from the Zaire Basin, Frank Herreman, Constantijn Petridis, Ed. Martial & Snoeck, Antwerp, 1993
- Masks in Congo, Viviane Baeke, Baeke, Arthur Bourgeois, Kellim Brown, David Binkley, Rik Ceyssens, Marc Leo Felix, Pol Pierre Gossiaux, Manuel Jordanl, Constantin Petridis, Zoë Stroher, Julien Volper, Pan Yanqin. Edition Marc Leo Félix, 2016
- 100 peoples of Zaïre and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Mar Leo Felix, Bruxelles: Zaïre Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987
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