A Pende deformation mask, mbangu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Height 14 inches.
Estimate: $3,000 - 5,000
For a discussion of this type of mask, see Stother, Z.S., "Pende (Visions of Africa)", 1998, pp. 139-53: "Mbangu, the bewitched is one of the most widespread of the masks among the Central Pende. Several interpretations have been recorded about this mask; that his half black half white face addresses a human response to the infirmed thereby reaffirming strength and compassion."
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