Mask (1) - Wood - Pende - Congo DRC
Ex private collection Very beautiful Giphogo mask of the Pende Orientale ethnic group Republic of Congo (Kasai) This important mask embodies a leader, armed with magical powers it will ward off bad spells or diseases that weigh on the community, it is kept in a consecrated place. Marks of age and use, beautiful polychrome, this mask was worn.
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Ex private collection Very beautiful Giphogo mask of the Pende Orientale ethnic group Republic of Congo (Kasai) This important mask embodies a leader, armed with magical powers it will ward off bad spells or diseases that weigh on the community, it is kept in a consecrated place. Marks of age and use, beautiful polychrome, this mask was worn.