Lwalwa Mvondo mask
€500.00
Lwalwa (or Lwalu), Dinga and Kongo of Kasai have a fairly homogeneous culture. They live near Kasai, in a vast border region between Zaire and Angola, and use rare Ngongo munene hammered brass masks, worn by land chiefs on the occasion of their enthronement and during propitiatory rites in the event of an epidemic or calamity striking the community.
Among the most famous masks of this region in African tribal art, the mvondo, traditional wooden masks, with a diamond-shaped structure, emerging on the occasion of the initiations of these three peoples: a masculine type, with a powerful nose protruding like a ridge; and a feminine one, with a more blunted nasal region.
We can see in these sober and audacious creations a certain parallelism with works by Picasso and a resolutely avant-garde approach to forms.
Shipping fees
02526
Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 32 cm (46 cm with support)
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Stand
- Included
- Condition
- Excellent
Lwalwa (or Lwalu), Dinga and Kongo of Kasai have a fairly homogeneous culture. They live near Kasai, in a vast border region between Zaire and Angola, and use rare Ngongo munene hammered brass masks, worn by land chiefs on the occasion of their enthronement and during propitiatory rites in the event of an epidemic or calamity striking the community.
Among the most famous masks of this region in African tribal art, the mvondo, traditional wooden masks, with a diamond-shaped structure, emerging on the occasion of the initiations of these three peoples: a masculine type, with a powerful nose protruding like a ridge; and a feminine one, with a more blunted nasal region.
We can see in these sober and audacious creations a certain parallelism with works by Picasso and a resolutely avant-garde approach to forms.