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Description : Kuba - Democratic republic of Congo. Mask helmet Bwoom. Hardwood with natural patina, metal, fabric, beads, shells, seeds and animal fur. Signs of use.. This Bwoom mask, richly decorated with beads, copper foil, seeds and shells, is part of the triptych of the royal Kuba masks. Introduced in the seventeenth century by King Miko mi-Mbul, according to tradition it represents the hydrocephalus brother of the king (the forehead is always very prominent prominent feared) to whom everything was allowed and who played a role very similar to what for us Europeans was the court jester. The indomitable and rebellious character of the Mboom was evident both in the excessive clothing of the mask, and in the proud and aggressive way of dancing. Completely dressed of all its chromatic, showy and lived this mask Mboom of Kuba is one of the icons par excellence of the production of primary African art.. Cm 30,00 x 32,00 x 23,00.
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