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Congo DRC

KWESE MASK

Attractive mask, naturalistic style, with its hairstyle made of plant fibers

This type of mask is not common, but a similar one can be seen on the Van Rijn website, a remarkable database for African art ( African Heritage Documentation & Research Centre NPO (ahdrc . eu)

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


Features:

OBJECT TYPE: Mask.

ETHNIC GROUP: Kwese

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC

(ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).

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

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

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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:

Former Jo de Buck, Brussels
Ex 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.

ETHNICAL GROUP: Kwese

ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC (former Belgian Congo, former Zaire).

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

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

CONDITION: Medium - bad