Facial Mask
M'bole · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFANT-44
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- Material
- Wood and pigments
They are quite rare masks, highlighting an elongated mouth mask and rounded eyes in the middle of concave eye orbits that resemble a mask. It's a…
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Full original description
They are quite rare masks, highlighting an elongated mouth mask and rounded eyes in the middle of concave eye orbits that resemble a mask. It's a mortuary mask or a hanged man's mask. It belongs to the secret society “Lilwa”. It is an oval mask with two-tone polychrome, a pale burgundy and a blackened burgundy on the rest of the mask. Triangular nose in relief. Participate in initiation ceremonies and funerals.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- First third century XX
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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