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n° 2598
Titre : A Mbunda Facemask
Notes : Provenance:Alain Naoum 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.45, fig.100From the easternmost extensions into present day Zambia, initiation to manhood rituals known as Mukanda -- common to the Chokwe, Pende, Yaka and Suku among others -- utilized this gigantic mask. Such Mbunda masks, classified as makisi, are said to be ancestral spirits that frighten women and children and protect the young initiates. This example, known as Samahongo among the Mbunda, is said to represent an old diviner. Its massive head with greatly inflated cheeks echoes similar masks across the Mukanda complex such as Kakungu masks of the Kwango region and some Chikungu masks among the Chokwe. The almost perfect hemispherical profile and the careful interplay of facial planes place this among the finest known Samahongo masks.Bonhams 2, Salle de vente
, New York, US
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Titre de la vente : Fine African and Oceanic Art
Date de la vente : 13/11/2007
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