CONGO DRCPENDE ILLNESS MBANGU MASKAmong the Central Pende, the Mbangu dance evoked the epileptic and served in a certain way for individuals to reconsider their attitude in the face of their own misfortunes but also in the face of the illness of others.His song was:"Don't make fun of your neighbordon't laugh at your brotherSorcerers bewitched him"(Source: Détour des Mondes et Z.S Strother Inventing Masks)PROVENANCE: Collection of Mr B.B.(More details on request)Characteristics:TYPE OF OBJECT: MaskETHNICAL GROUP: Pende, Bapende.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic Congo.(ex Zaïre ex Belgian Congo).MATERIAL: WoodDIMENSIONS: About 9 1/4 inches high. (23.5 cm)CONDITION: Medium(See pictures)The base is NOT included.-----------------------------Bibliographie - Bibliography- Pende, Z S Stother, sous la direction d'Anne-Marie Bouttiaux, 5 Continents, 2008- Masques d'Afrique, William Fagg, Fernand Nathan, 1980 - Masques, collectif, Musée Dapper, 1995
- Persona. Masques d'Afrique, Anne-Marie Bouttiaux, Catalogue de l'exposition "Persona" Musée royal de l’Afrique centrale, Tervuren (Belgique) du 24 avril 2008 au 3 janvier 2010- Face of the Spirits; Masks from the Zaire Basin, Frank Herreman, Constantijn Petridis, Ed. Martial & Snoeck, Antwerp, 1993- Masks in Congo, Viviane Baeke, Baeke, Arthur Bourgeois, Kellim Brown, David Binkley, Rik Ceyssens,, Marc Leo Felix, Pol Pierre Gossiaux, Manuel Jordanl, Constantin Petridis, Zoe Stroher, Julien Volper, Pan Yanqin. Edition Marc Leo Felix, 2016
- Congo Mythical Masks, Marc Leo Felix, Paul Louis, Ed par Marc Leo Felix, Tribal Arts SPRL, 2009-------------------
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