Facial Ndunga Mask
Kongo · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFANT-116
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- Height
- 29 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
This mask belongs to the secret society Ndunga that exercises a political function and is responsible for maintaining social order. Black polychrome in hair and mouth.…
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Full original description
This mask belongs to the secret society Ndunga that exercises a political function and is responsible for maintaining social order.
Black polychrome in hair and mouth. It dominates the brown earth tone, laterite color of the African soil. Thick lips, painted just like the eyes. The Ndunga mask is linked to the cult of the spirits of the earth and participates in the rituals intended to favor the harvests, is therefore a more fertility. Time skate.
Further technical information
- Width
- 20 cm
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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