VENDU / SOLD ! MC1650 Beau masque de maladie PENDE Mbangu Bapende Mask
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CONGO RDC
MASQUE DE MALADIE MBANGU PENDE
Chez les Pende centraux, la danse du Mbangu évoquait l'épileptique et servait d'une certaine façon aux individus à reconsidérer leur attitude face à leurs propres malheurs mais aussi face à la maladie d'autrui.
Sa chanson était :
"Ne te moque pas de ton voisin
Ne ris pas de ton frère
Les sorciers l'ont ensorcelé"
(Source: Détour des Mondes et Z.S Strother Inventing Masks)
Caractéristiques:
TYPE D'OBJET: Masque.
ETHNIE: Pende, Bapende.
ORIGINE: République Démocratique du Congo.
(ex- Congo Belge, ex- Zaïre).
MATÉRIAU: Bois
DIMENSIONS: Hauteur 29 cm
ETAT: Moyen
(Voir photos)
Le socle n'est PAS inclus
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CONGO DRC
PENDE ILLNESS MBANGU MASK
Among the Central Pende, the Mbangu dance evoked the epileptic and served in a certain way for individuals to reconsider their attitude in the face of their own misfortunes but also in the face of the illness of others.
His song was:
"Don't make fun of your neighbor
don't laugh at your brother
Sorcerers bewitched him"
(Source: Détour des Mondes et Z.S Strother Inventing Masks)
Among the Central Pende, the Mbangu dance evoked the epileptic and served in a certain way for individuals to reconsider their attitude in the face of their own misfortunes but also in the face of the illness of others.
His song was:
"Don't make fun of your neighbor
don't laugh at your brother
Sorcerers bewitched him"
(Source: Détour des Mondes et Z.S Strother Inventing Masks)
Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask
ETHNICAL GROUP: Pende, Bapende.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo.
(ex Zaïre ex Belgian Congo).
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 11 inches high. (29 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
(See pictures)
The base is NOT included.