Mask - Wood - Mbole - DR Congo

This atypical Mbole mask has six vertical lines as peepholes , which we see earlier in the related Yela masks. This could be a variant of the Kumi execution mask. Ex. Galerie “ Le Page “ , rue de Le Regence , Bruxelles ca 1980) Ex. Private collection. Brussels. Semi hard wood type. Painted black, raised vertical part. Traces of white caolien powder around peepholes. Two attachment holes. Dry patinated, slightly shiny inside. Traces of wear and broken off wood fragments. Shipment with track & trace.