Ape mask "soko mutu" - D. R. Congo, Hemba
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wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, of characteristic form, with a broad "laughing" mouth, hole on top of the head, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage, slight traces of abrasion, base;
"soko mutu" mask dancers were costumed with a tapa cape, wig and pelt beard from the coat of the colobus ape. They were looked upon as frightening characters. Their apparently grinning mouth promised rage and disaster and reminded of the fears of death. The ferocious dances they performed at funeral ceremonies and commemorative festivities reflected the Hembas idea of a disordered afterworld.
H: 22 cm, H: 8,7 inch
Provenance:
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1988)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Lit.: Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 303, ill. 160
"soko mutu" mask dancers were costumed with a tapa cape, wig and pelt beard from the coat of the colobus ape. They were looked upon as frightening characters. Their apparently grinning mouth promised rage and disaster and reminded of the fears of death. The ferocious dances they performed at funeral ceremonies and commemorative festivities reflected the Hembas idea of a disordered afterworld.
H: 22 cm, H: 8,7 inch
Provenance:
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1988)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Lit.: Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 303, ill. 160
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Ape mask "soko mutu" - D. R. Congo, Hemba
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