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Congo DRC

KWESE MASK

Seductive mask, in a naturalistic style, with its hairstyle in vegetable fibers

This type of mask is not common, however one can see a similar one on the Van Rijn site, a remarkable database for African art ( African Heritage Documentation & Research Center NPO (ahdrc . eu)

The Kwese are a people who mainly in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but also in Angola, in the stylistic zone of Ukwango, like the Pende, the Mbala, the Yaka, the Nkanu, the Zombos, the Holo and the Suku


Features:

TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.

ETHNIC GROUP: Kwese

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC

(ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).

MATERIAL: Wood, vegetable fibers, textile, metal (earring)

DIMENSIONS: Height 24 cm (wood only)
CONDITION: Fair - Poor

See photos.

CONGO DRC

KWESE MASK

Beautiful mask, in a naturalist style, with its vegetal fiber headdress

This type of mask is not common, however one can see a similar one in the Van Rijn site, a remarkable database for African art (African Heritage Documentation & Research Center NPO (ahdrc . eu))

The Kwese are a people who mainly live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, but also in Angola, in the stylistic zone of Ukwango, like the Pende, the Mbala, the Yaka, the Nkanu, the Zombos, the Holo and the Suku

Good provenance:

Ex Jo de Buck, Brussels
Former Steven van de Raadt & Kathy van der Pas, Rotterdam
Ex private collection Amsterdam
Ex De Zwaan, Amsterdam, 2019
Ex-Jack Nelis

Features:

TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.

ETHNIC GROUP: Kwese

ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).

MATERIAL: Wood, vegetable fibers, textile, metal (earring)

DIMENSIONS: About 9 1/2 inches high (wood only)

CONDITION: Medium - bad