Grand masque "sachihongo"
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- Grand masque "sachihongo"
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87e vente aux enchères Tribal ArtGrand masque "sachihongo"
Zambie, Mbunda
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H: 48 cm | Cet objet n’est plus disponible. |
light brown wood, polychrome paint, characteristic features: eyebrows in concentrical grooves, accentuated cheeks, open mouth with visible teeth, min. dam., missing parts, cracks, paint rubbed off in parts, base.
"Sachihongo" has been described as the incarnation of a hunter and/or diviner, but probably represents a chiefly ancestral character. The masks appear after the circumcision of young boys, during times of convalescence in the bush camps. The mask is completed by a crown of feathers, fiber beard and a net suit, made of the fibers of the "mushamba" tree.
Felix, Marc L. & Manuel Jordan, Makishi Lya Zambia, München 1998, p. 223 ff.