Mask (1) - Wood - "Panya Ngombe" - Pende - Congo DRC
Ex. private collection - Paris - France, 1st half 20th century Size: 36x20x10 cm Weight: 0,5kg Nice Pende Panya Ngombe mask in very good condition, Wide face (36cm) with broad slit eyes and small rectangular mouth, large pointed ears, dark brown patina with white paint According to Strother (Pende, Milan, 2008, p. 104,) the Panya Ngombe masks of the eastern Pende symbolise the right to host initiations to the men’s fraternity and to receive tribute. The mask would circulate following circumcision rituals collecting gifts from subordinate chiefs and fathers of initiates.
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Ex. private collection - Paris - France, 1st half 20th century Size: 36x20x10 cm Weight: 0,5kg Nice Pende Panya Ngombe mask in very good condition, Wide face (36cm) with broad slit eyes and small rectangular mouth, large pointed ears, dark brown patina with white paint According to Strother (Pende, Milan, 2008, p. 104,) the Panya Ngombe masks of the eastern Pende symbolise the right to host initiations to the men’s fraternity and to receive tribute. The mask would circulate following circumcision rituals collecting gifts from subordinate chiefs and fathers of initiates.
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