About the lot N° 2584
Title : A Kasai Pende Bifurcated Facemask
Notes : Exhibited:Governors State University, IL, 2003Krannert Art Museum, IL, 2003Belger Art Foundation/University of Missouri-Kansas City, MO, 2004Tall Grass Art Association, IL, 2005Published:Bourgeois and Rodolitz, REMNANTS OF RITUAL: SELECTIONS FROM THE GELBARD COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ART, Ethnos, New York, 2003, p.38, fig.86Rodolitz , S., “Replica or Reference? A Reassesment of Pende Ikhoko”, Tribal magazine No. 31. Fig. 18.In masks of the Eastern or Kasai Pende known as mbuya jia mukanda or circumcision masks, the facial portion is generally triangular with the upper part presenting short swords, animal horns, geometric board-shaped forms or in some cases figurines. This example is of the kakubu a matemo variety with opposition between the forms surmounting the head, contrast of red and white coloring, and combination of an open and closed eye. This likely refers to the duality of the personified spirit represented and its reference to both the living and the dead. The inherent asymmetries of the form vanish in this exceedingly rare and finely balanced old example.Bonhams 2, auctioneer, New York, US
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Sale title : Fine African and Oceanic Art
Sale date : 13 Nov 2007
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
