KIDUMU
KIDUMU
Mask of a Kidumu master or senior brotherhood leader.
20th century.Height: 42 cm.Lightweight wood.Trimmed with touraco feathers at the top and raffia strips at the bottom. Head covering made of raffia fabric.At the back, a cord fastening under the chin to make the mask easier to wear. The interplay of the colours black (symbolising the earthly world, society and the family unit) and white (symbolising the invisible world and tranquillity) in the mask, together with the red fabric (symbolising vital force, energy and authority) of the surrounding trim reinforces the symbolism of the close union between the invisible world and the visible world, expressed by the contiguity of the upper half of the face (the invisible world) and the lower half (the visible world). This mask is replete with meaningful pictograms.
KIDUMU
Mask of a Kidumu master or senior brotherhood leader.
20th century.Height: 42 cm.Lightweight wood.Trimmed with touraco feathers at the top and raffia strips at the bottom. Head covering made of raffia fabric.At the back, a cord fastening under the chin to make the mask easier to wear. The interplay of the colours black (symbolising the earthly world, society and the family unit) and white (symbolising the invisible world and tranquillity) in the mask, together with the red fabric (symbolising vital force, energy and authority) of the surrounding trim reinforces the symbolism of the close union between the invisible world and the visible world, expressed by the contiguity of the upper half of the face (the invisible world) and the lower half (the visible world). This mask is replete with meaningful pictograms.
