Anthropomorphic face mask

D. R. Congo, Nyanga / Kanu / Kwame

Provenance	Size	Starting price / estimated price
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium	H: 13 inch	This object is not available anymore.

wood, pigments, lettered "FX98 0677", base

Possibly a mask of the "mambela" type, allegedly used for the initiation of men into the "mumbira" society.

Felix, Marc L., Maniema, München 1989, p. 282

Exhibited:

Bruxelles, J. Fiess et Marc Felix, Congo Gallery, "La face cachée des masques", 27 janvier - 25 mars 2006

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