SOLD / SOLD! MC1398 Powerful Warrior Mask SALAMPASU Warrior Mask Congo DRC
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Congo DRC
POWERFUL SALAMPASU WARRIOR MASK
Beautiful mask, very expressive and visibly old. The face is covered with copper pads
The aggressive aspect of the Salampasu masks with their large domed foreheads and exposed teeth readily encourages us to think that they could easily inspire fear and respect. "The Salampasu have often been said to be head cutters, a reputation perhaps more related to the appearance of their masks than to a reality on the ground!" (Detour of the Worlds)
The aggressive aspect of the Salampasu masks with their large domed foreheads and exposed teeth readily encourages us to think that they could easily inspire fear and respect. "The Salampasu have often been said to be head cutters, a reputation perhaps more related to the appearance of their masks than to a reality on the ground!" (Detour of the Worlds)
The Salampasu live on the border with Angola and are neighbors of the Tshokwe
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICITY: Salampasu
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
(ex-Belgian Congo, ex-Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, textile, plant fibers, copper
DIMENSIONS: Height 25.5 cm. (just the wood)
60cm complete
60cm complete
CONDITION: Fair
(See photos).
The base is NOT included
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Bibliography - Bibliography:
- Masks of Africa, William Fagg, Fernand Nathan, 1980 - Masks, collective, Dapper Museum, 1995
- Persona. African masks, hidden and revealed identities, Anne-Marie Bouttiaux, Catalog 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, Catalog 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 Felix, 2016
- Congo Mythical Masks, Marc Leo Felix, Paul Louis, Edited by Marc Leo Felix, Tribal Arts SPRL, 2009
CONGO DRC
POWERFUL SALAMPASU WARRIOR MASK
Beautiful mask, very expressive and visibly old. The face is covered with copper plates
The aggressive aspect of the Salampasu masks with their large rounded forehead and visible teeth, readily leads us to think that they could easily inspire fear and respect.
"It has often been said that the Salampasu were head cutters, a reputation perhaps more in relation to the appearance of their masks than from the reality" (Detour des Mondes)
The Salampasu live on the border Congo Drc / Angola and are neighbors of the Tshokwe
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask
ETHNIC GROUP: Salampasu
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo.
(ex Zaire ex Belgian Congo).
MATERIAL: Wood, textile, vegetable fibres, copper
DIMENSIONS: about 10 Inches high. (wood only)
(23 1/2 Inches full)
CONDITION: Medium
(See pictures)
The base is NOT included.