Mid 20th Century Pende Tribal Mask | DRC

Traveling Man Treasures Curiosity Vault is selling this exceptional Pende mask, made by the Pende peoples of Gabon and Zaire. The ornately painted long beard denotes that it is a Kiwoyo-Muyombo mask, and would have been made to wear during masquerades for the commemoration of circumcision and initiation. It is fashioned in the traditional Western Pende design, with downcast eyes, triangular nose, and a small mouth beneath relief brows and vertical scarification marks on the forehead. The base is reddish in color; the bushy raffia “beard” is decorated with geometric dark and light patterns, and the mask is covered with a large textile hat.

DIMENSIONS:
19” H x 9” W x 6” D