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279 - Kambanda mask (Mbuya repertoire), Eastern Pende culture Kwil…
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Estimate €300 - €500
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Kambanda mask (Mbuya repertoire), Eastern Pende culture Kwilu-Kasaï, south-central Democratic Republic of Congo Provenance: Jakob Bloch Jespersen Collection, Denmark. Materials: wood, pigments, plant fibres, textile elements. Presented with base, in gallery condition. Height: 21 cm Oriental Pende mask of the Kambanda type, belonging to the Mbuya repertoire of masks. distinguished by its intense red pigmentation, a rare and uncommon feature in this corpus. corpus. The face is firm and balanced, with half-closed eyes highlighted in black, a straight nose and a half-open mouth with sculpted teeth, reinforcing the expressiveness of the expressiveness. According to Jean-Marc Desaive, this type of mask embodies the character of an elderly woman, single, with a sensitive, malicious, miserly and acerbic character, a social figure deliberately caricatured during masked performances. The pointed element at the top of the mask, called the Mukombe, is characteristic of Pende women's hairstyles and plays a key role in identifying the the identification of the character depicted. The red chroma, rarely preserved with such intensity, gives the work a strong visual visual presence and attests to its authentic ritual use, with the surface revealing an ancient patina consistent with prolonged handling. The mask has retained its important textile and fibrous system, an essential component of the masked appearance that is rarely preserved in this state today. preserved in this state. The rarity of its type, the precision of its iconography and the quality of its provenance make this example a significant and well-documented piece. is a significant and well-documented piece in the repertoire of oriental pende masks. oriental masks.
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About the sale ARTS OF AFRICA & OCEANIA: Three exceptional family collections
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Auction time 06/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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