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Descrizione : [ African Art ] Rare Kakuungu mask, Suku, R?blique D?cratique of Congo Does Creus?e form allong?et encercl?' exag?ment a crini? of raffia, a ball as a chin under an oval mouth pro?nente leaving appara?e teeth, the cheeks gonfl? finishing in eyes perc?en grains of caf?rofond?nt ins?s in their cavit?et encadr?par of small ears protub?ntes while growing under a great face bomb?patine of use to the reverse, cro?es layers of kaolin and traces of blue pigment on the mouth, tr?ancian hole under the nose, zone cass?et r?r?au top of the arri? mask, small holes of insects Cf. Petridis, Arts of Africa, arts of the basin of Congo, 2000: 317, illus 245 The mask kakuungu is one of the most powerful masks and oldest of the people suku. It is the repr?ntation of the civilizing h?s at the origins of times personnifi?ar the soothsayer who carries it, and symbolizes the appearance of old with the antisocial capacities. This mask?it mainly utilis?ors of the c?monies of circumcision of the young people gar?s, c?monie marking their passage?'? adult. This mask?it port?ar the head of the c?monie and poss?it several functions resting all on suscit?ar fear its aspect. It frightened the young people initi?afin thus to point out the respect D to them? a?s, but was used to also?loigner of the place of worship the women and the children like any person for the malevolent intentions. The kakuungu appara??rois taken again: the fine day of the circumcision?a of the r?usion of the initi?et?a date of cl?e of their I? In d?t of its terrifying aspect, this mask guarantees the bien-?e and the f?ndit?es initi? When it is not port?il is expos?ans a holy place, a ritual enclosure prot? by a curtain of sheets of palm tree symbolis?ar the corolla of raffia which surrounds it, pointing out the fertilit?e symbolically nature. E25,000-35,000 EUR
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Il lotto Lotto n° 112 Titolo : None, EPOCA : 2000 Sotheby's, banditore, Paris, FR🔓Senza carta di credito. Titolo di vendita : Art/Asian, Furniture Data della vendita : 16/04/2003🔓Senza carta di credito. Riferimento dell'asta : Live Sale