Bunga Helm Mask - Kwese - Congo DRC

Height: 23 cm (mask only) . Provenance: private collection, Belgium. Institute of the National Museums of DRC Congo, Kinshasa, former Zaire. Collection status: public collection. Publication(s) : Cornet (Joseph-Aurélien) , Zaïre, Peuples-Art-Culture = Zaire, Volken-Kunst-Cultuur, Antwerp: Editions Fonds Mercator, 1989: 291 (Kwese) Rare helmet mask from the Kwese of the region of Kwilu-Kasai, in the D. R Congo. We can note a typical heart-shaped face, whitened with kaolin, surrounded by two colourful half-faces. The thick raffia cap is still remaining. Shipment within 24 working hours. Track & trace code included. With acknowledgment of receipt. Tags: mask, figurine, sculpture, figure, statuette, wood, art, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, USA, Dogon, contemporary, first, primitive, tribal, African, antiquity, artwork, gallery, Picasso, Giacometti, art gallery, African art, cubism.