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Boa mask, D.R.C.

Name: Boa mask, D.R.C.
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 0P4W4BG1QV
Price: 2200 EUR
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The face is a regular oval, with an open mouth revealing five teeth represented by small sticks. The prominent forehead overhangs a determined gaze. The traditionally-treated ears are openwork. A black and white bichromy enlivens the mask.
This type of mask, known as "Pongdudu", which translates as "frightens the enemies", was used to prepare men for war.
Boa masks are rare, and this one, which was kept in the small museum in Buta, D.R.C., is a fine example.
It was collected by Abbé Léon MONDRY (1921-2010), who was a teaching priest in the Belgian Congo. He arrived in the Congo in 1947 and was posted to Banalia, then Opienge. He collected objects to create a small museum in Buta, in a mission of the Priest of the Sacred Heart founded in 1910. The museum's collection has since been dispersed.
Boa people, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood with beautiful patina, pigments. H: 26.5 cm
Circa 1940
Old collection label on the back ".boa de Aola Terr. de Buta Pro. Orientale".
Provenance: - Former Belgian collection acquired from a Zairean abbot who obtained it in Buta.
- Museum of Buta, D.R.C.
- collected in situ by Abbé Léon Mondry
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Additional Information

Ethnic group	Boa
Style	Tribal Art (African Masks of Tribal Art Style)
Period	20th century (African Masks 20th century)
Country of origin	Congo
Height (cm)	26,5 cm

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Boa mask, D.R.C.

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