Pongdudu War Mask
Boa · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFANT-1
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- Height
- 31 cm
- Material
- Wood
The Boa are related to the Mangbetu. Ancient warrior mask. His name “pongdudu“ means “he who causes terror to the enemies.” He prepared ethnic men to…
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Full original description
The Boa are related to the Mangbetu. Ancient warrior mask. His name “pongdudu“ means “he who causes terror to the enemies.” He prepared ethnic men to enter combat by always placing themselves in the front line to be seen by the enemy. It is used in sorcery and magic practices, hidden practices that cause irreparable damage to victims. The ears and pigmentation characteristics of this type of masks. These masks are difficult to get given the small number of specimens that are known.
In this case, it is an old mask, with black polychrome in the hair, reddish in the forehead and dirty white in the rest.
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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