Pende Mbuya Pumbu mask
The "Mbuya" in African art
Coming from a private Belgian collection, more precisely based in Ghent, this chef's mask called the Pumbu-type Mbuya jia kifutshi mask, with a hairstyle divided into three parts bristling with spikes, reminiscent of the old head cover of black raffia in the past. worn by the Pende chiefs and their notables. These masks danced in the village during the reintegration of the circumcised young people.
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Data sheet
- Presumed dating
- Mid XXth century
- Size
- 43 x 21 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Origin
- Tribal art collection Belgium
- Condition
- Excellent
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The "Mbuya" in African art
Coming from a private Belgian collection, more precisely based in Ghent, this chef's mask called the Pumbu-type Mbuya jia kifutshi mask, with a hairstyle divided into three parts bristling with spikes, reminiscent of the old head cover of black raffia in the past. worn by the Pende chiefs and their notables. These masks danced in the village during the reintegration of the circumcised young people.