Mbangu illness face mask
Pende
Reference: MFE-1
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- Material
- Wood and pigments
Face mask with ochre tones with the usual symbology of this category of masks. Face disfigured by disease, usually epileptic. The geometric lines of the neck…
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Full original description
Face mask with ochre tones with the usual symbology of this category of masks. Face disfigured by disease, usually epileptic. The geometric lines of the neck with their angles and rhomboidal figures are constant.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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