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Description : Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pende people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask known as an mbuya in the form of an abstract anthropomorphic face. The expressive visage presents with openwork almond-shaped eyes, an upturned nose, a thin mouth, petite ears, and arching brows, all beneath a rounded forehead with a central vertical slit. Two trios of incised striations along the cheeks are perhaps indicative of ritual scarification. Dozens of petite perforations used for attaching a raffia wig line the periphery, and the obverse is painted with matte brown and orange-red pigment. Mbuya masks are used during dance festivals that celebrate the end of the mukanda, the male circumcision rituals. A fine example from central Africa! Size: 6.4 W x 8.875 H (16.3 cm x 22.5 cm), 12.5 H (31.8 cm) on included custom stand. For a stylistically similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1979.206.273: Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection, ex-private New York, New York, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #149209
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