CIRCUMCISION MASK
Democratic Republic of Congo... Lot 144
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CIRCUMCISION MASK
Democratic Republic of Congo - NKANU
H. 64 cm without fiber collar
Wood, fabric, various pigments, vegetable fibers
First half of the 20th century
Provenance: Former Belgian collection - Private collection
We have little information on this very rare type of mask. The masks of the NKANU society,
allied with the YAKA, are remarkable for the construction of the face and more particularly for the double
sculpture of the eyes in insertion,
It is however close to the Mukanda initiation mask of the YAKA/SUKU.
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