Facial Mask
M'bole · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFANT-112
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- Height
- 32 cm
- Material
- Wood, raffia and pigments
Mask with an ovoid face and headdress topped in the form of a wide warhead, geometrical designs in the form of triangles with parallel stripes and…
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Full original description
Mask with an ovoid face and headdress topped in the form of a wide warhead, geometrical designs in the form of triangles with parallel stripes and opposites in each triangle. Dark brown patina. Eyestubular with little relief. A thin striped low-relived forehead forming the nose. Mid-open mouth with lips in relive. Barb of abundant fiber.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or last third
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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