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Mask "nsembu" - D. R. Congo, Kumu

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light wood, brown patina, red pigment, encrusted in some areas, drilled holes around a raised narrow rim, slightly dam., minor missing parts (around the left eye), traces of insect caused damage, rep. (breakage on the left face half), abrasion of paint, base;
"nsembu" masks are used by the "nkunda" society of sorcerers who call upon the primordial ancestors for purposes of social control.
H: 26,5 cm, H: 10,4 inch
Provenance:
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Paul Kummert, Frankfurt, Germany
Lit.: Felix, Marc L., Maniema, München 1989, p. 227
Continent: Africa

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Mask "nsembu" - D. R. Congo, Kumu

Name: Mask \"nsembu\" - D. R. Congo, Kumu
SKU: 50969822
Price: 1500 EUR
Availability: InStock

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