MC1213 Mighty Boa Pongdu warrior mask from Congo Warrior Mask

MC1213 Mighty Boa Pongdu warrior mask from Congo Warrior Mask

$0.00 $317.00 Sale

English description below

CONGO DRC

BOA PEOPLE
WARRIOR AND DANCE MASK PONGDUDU

According to most authors, these masks were worn by the bravest of warriors, giving them an image of invulnerability.

The Boa live in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo.


Features:
ITEM TYPE: Mask
ETHNIC GROUP: Boa. - Ababua - Ababwa
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC
(ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, rope
DIMENSIONS: Height: 28 cm.
CONDITION: Bad
Has been broken and reattached
(See photos).
The base is not included in the price

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Bibliography - Bibliography

- Face of the Spirits; Masks from the Zaire Basin, Frank Herreman, Constantijn Petridis, Ed. Martial & Snoeck, Antwerp, 1993

- Masks in Congo, Viviane Baeke, Baeke, Arthur Bourgeois, Kellim Brown, David Binkley, Rik Ceyssens, Marc Leo Felix, Pol Pierre Gossiaux, Manuel Jordanl, Constantin Petridis, Zoë Stroher, Julien Volper, Pan Yanqin. Edition Marc Leo Felix, 2016

- 100 peoples of Zaire and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Mar Leo Felix, Brussels: Zaire Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987
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CONGO DRC


BOA PEOPLE
PONGDUDU RARE WAR AND DANCE MASK

According to most authors, these masks were worn by the bravest warriors, giving them an image of invulnerability.
Boa live in the north of the Democratic Republic of Congo


Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask
ETHNIC GROUP: Boa - Ababua - Ababwa
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 11 inches high
CONDITION: Bad
Was broken and glued
Please have a look on the pictures.
The display stand is NOT included



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