Very beautiful and rare ritual Mask - ITURI - Former Belgian Congo mask -3573

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Very beautiful and rare ritual Mask - ITURI - Former Belgian Congo-66.5/23 CM
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Very beautiful and rare ritual Mask - ITURI - Former Belgian Congo-66.5/23 CM
This exceedingly rare and powerful mask comes from the Ituri Forest region, northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ituri mask were virtually unknown or misattributed in museum and private collections until the late 1980s (see Ituri, the Distribution of Polychrome mask in Northeast Zaïre, Marc Leo Felix, Munich, 1992). These wooden mask were worn by young boys during initiation rituals. They embody ancestral or spirit figures in human, animal or hybrid form. They serve as instructors and guardians to the initiates. The various symbols painted on the surface are notably said to represent stars, rain, plant seeds or animal prints.
SIZE OF THE MASK
66.5/23 CM
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SOLD without THE STAND
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An original patina covers the item
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Purchase 3 items and receive one stand worth $ 40 as a gift
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This exceedingly rare and powerful mask comes from the Ituri Forest region, northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ituri mask were virtually unknown or misattributed in museum and private collections until the late 1980s (see Ituri, the Distribution of Polychrome mask in Northeast Zaïre, Marc Leo Felix, Munich, 1992). These wooden mask were worn by young boys during initiation rituals. They embody ancestral or spirit figures in human, animal or hybrid form. They serve as instructors and guardians to the initiates. The various symbols painted on the surface are notably said to represent stars, rain, plant seeds or animal prints.
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