Mask Passport

Pende · Democratic Republic of the Congo

Reference: MPS-8

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Height
22 cm
Material
Wood, pigments and raffia

Small passport mask, reproduction of a Mbuya mask. Passport masks always represent ritual masks in small size, depending on the owner one or the other mask…

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Small passport mask, reproduction of a Mbuya mask. Passport masks always represent ritual masks in small size, depending on the owner one or the other mask will be reproduced.

Dark patina, abundant raffia beard.

Further technical information
Width
10 cm
Attributed period
First third of the 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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