MC2019 masque de maladie PENDE Mbangu Bapende Mask Congo Rdc CONGO RDC CONDITION: Medium Please have a

CONDITION: Medium Please have a look on the pictures

Higher Institute of Archaeology and Art History

The effigies of Hemba ancestors (Singiti) are famous

DIMENSIONS: Height 14 cm

A little to the northwest

MC2019 masque de maladie PENDE Mbangu Bapende Mask Congo Rdc CONGO RDC CONDITION: Medium Please have aFor English, please have a look below CONGO DRC MBANGU PENDE DISEASE MASK Among the central Pende, the Mbangu dance evoked the epileptic and in a certain way served individuals to reconsider their attitude towards their own misfortunes but also towards the illness of others. His song was: "Don't make fun of your neighbor Don't laugh at your brother The wizards bewitched him" (Source: Dtour des Mondes and ZS Strother Inventing Masks) PROVENANCE: