Mask "nyibita"

D. R. Congo, Ngeende

Provenance	Size	Starting price / estimated price
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)	H: 18.9 inch	sold

wood, dark brown patina, remains of pigments, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion;
this mask type is associated with a young warlord, and was danced at the court of the Kuba ruler.

Herreman, Frank & Constantijn Petridis (ed.), Face of the Spirits, Tervuren 1993, p. 140 f.

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