English description below
CONGO DRC
RARE JONGA MASK
Nice little mask, very expressive
The Jonga are a very small forest people living in the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a little south of the Mbole
Features:
OBJECT TYPE: Mask.
ETHNIC GROUP: Jonga
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC
(ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: Height 17 cm
CONDITION: Average - Poor
See photos.
The base is included
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Bibliography:
- Face of the Spirits; Masks from the Zaire Basin, Frank Herreman, Constantijn Petridis, Ed. Martial & Snoeck, Antwerp, 1993, page 85
- The Tribal Arts of Africa, Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, p. 147
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CONGO DRC
JONGA
Rare & nice little mask
The Jonga are a very small people living in the forest of the center of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a little in the south of the Mbole
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Jonga
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (former Belgian Congo, former Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 6 3/4 Inches high
CONDITION: Medium - bad
Please have a look on the pictures.
Base is included
