SOLD / SOLD! MC1995 Superb Mbuya mask PENDE mask Congo DRC
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SUPERB MBUYA PENDE MASK
This mask with remarkably delicate features embodies the classic canons of the Pende style. The dynamics of the sculpture are highlighted by kaolin
The headdress is beautifully crafted
Features:
OBJECT TYPE: Mask.
ETHNICITY: Pende, Bapende.
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
(ex- Belgian Congo, ex- Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, plant fibers, textile
DIMENSIONS: Height 25 cm (wood only)
CONDITION: Average
a missing ear to report
a missing ear to report
(See photos).
- Pende, ZS Stother, under the direction of Anne-Marie Bouttiaux, 5 Continents, 2008
- Masks of Africa, William Fagg, Fernand Nathan, 1980 - Masks, collective, Dapper Museum, 1995
- Persona. African masks, hidden and revealed identities, Anne-Marie Bouttiaux, Catalogue of the exhibition "Persona" presented at the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren (Belgium) from April 24, 2008 to January 3, 2010
- Persona. African masks, hidden and revealed identities, Anne-Marie Bouttiaux, Catalogue of the exhibition "Persona" presented at the Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren (Belgium) from April 24, 2008 to January 3, 2010
- Face of the Spirits; Masks from the Zaire Basin, Frank Herreman, Constantijn Petridis, Ed. Martial & Snoeck, Antwerp, 1993
- Masks in Congo, Viviane Baeke, Baeke, Arthur Bourgeois, Kellim Brown, David Binkley, Rik Ceyssens, Marc Leo Felix, Pol Pierre Gossiaux, Manuel Jordanl, Constantin Petridis, Zoë Stroher, Julien Volper, Pan Yanqin. Edition Marc Leo Félix, 2016
- Congo Mythical Masks, Marc Leo Felix, Paul Louis, Edited by Marc Leo Felix, Tribal Arts SPRL, 2009
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SUPERB MBUYA PENDE MASK
This mask with remarkably delicate features embodies the classic canons of the Pende style. The dynamics of the sculpture are highlighted by kaolin
The headdress is beautifully crafted
This mask with remarkably delicate features embodies the classic canons of the Pende style. The dynamics of the sculpture are highlighted by kaolin
The headdress is beautifully crafted
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask
ETHNICAL GROUP: Pende, Bapende.
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo.
(ex Zaire ex Belgian Congo).
MATERIAL: Wood, vegetable fibers, textile
DIMENSIONS: About 9 3/4 Inches high (wooden part)
CONDITION: Medium
There is a defect in one ear to report
There is a defect in one ear to report
(See pictures)
The base is NOT included.