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This is the rating and price for A Superb Pende Face Mask



Description : Pende, D.R. Congo, H: 9 (mask only)Of powerful regal form, the expressive grimacing face covered in a red-brown pigment. Coiffure largely intact. Remains of burnishing to the brow and mouth. Comments: Representing the warrior and executioner, Phumbu masks are characterized by the extended, three-pointed headgear together with an aggressive, gaping mouth with thick lips. Phumbu belongs to the theatrical mbuya category of performers. In the masquerade, he appears as twilight approaches and taking out a hidden sword cuts his restraining cords and begins the wild executioner's dance looking for victims to sacrifice. A verse to his song goes: Umonyi muenyi, ushiya diago a a a!: If you see a stranger, kill him!
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Estimate (low-high) : 3000 USD-4500 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 245
Title : A Superb Pende Face Mask
Size : H: 9 (mask only)
Provenance : - Zollman Collection, IND - Gelbard collection, NY
Literature : Remnants of Ritual: Selections from the Gelbard collection of African Art (2003) Bourgeois & Rodolitz, Pg. 37, Fig. 84
The Cobbs, auctioneer, Peterborough, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Fine African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
Sale date : 02 Nov 2013 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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