Mask with curved appendices · FET-88
Bakongo · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: FET-88
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- Height
- 19.20 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Elongated forehead mask and narrowing to the chin, with two large curved appendices rising over the top. The face is almost flat and light grey; has…
Provisional editorial description. See the study and the checks still outstanding below.
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Full original description
The source record does not contain usable historical text. Its full contents are preserved in the private archive for review.
Further technical information
- Width
- 12.50 cm
- Attributed period
- First third of the century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
Editorial study and sources
Editorial study of the collection · November 1, 2026. The original record is kept in the documentary archive.
Elongated forehead mask and narrowing to the chin, with two large curved appendices rising over the top. The face is almost flat and light grey; has two small holes in the eye area and a central rectangular relief with vertical grooves. This description corresponds to the photograph taken on a red background.
The appendices can be read as a zoomorphic motif, but the silhouette is not enough to determine the evoked species or a cultural affiliation. The comparison with abstract masks of equatorial Africa serves as a formal orientation, without allowing this piece to be identified as bakongo, kwélé or another group.
the attribution bakongo from the catalogue could not be verified. In addition, the gallery brings together four masks in different ways: images 13628, 13629 and 13630 are not other views of the red background mask. Your association with FET-88 should be reviewed before being used to identify it. The characteristics and uses of these other masks are not moved to this part.
Sources for context and comparison
- Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac: Forêts d’Afrique équatoriale ↗
Comparación de máscaras de formas abstractas; no confirma la atribución bakongo del registro.
Country on the map
Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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