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Mask, mwisi gwa so'o , Hemba, Democratic Republic of the Congo
7" tall x 5" wide
stand is included with the mask
wood, pigment
SOLD
This object shows no real signs of age or use; it is my opinion that it was made specifically for the collecting market.
"The extremely stylized chimpanzee masks are called mwisi gwa so'o a term that alludes to the "spirit-ivested object of the
chimpanzee human" that inhabits the mask. The mwisi gwa so'o masqueraders wear a costume of animal skin, barkcloth and the
hair of Colobis monkeys. Their raucous dances, performed at funeral and memorial services, reflect Hemba ideas about death and
social chaos and stand in diametrical opposition to the otherwise ordered world of the living." (from African Masks from the
Barbier-Mueller Collection by Hahner-Herzog, Kecskesi and Vajda.)
7" tall x 5" wide
stand is included with the mask
wood, pigment
SOLD
This object shows no real signs of age or use; it is my opinion that it was made specifically for the collecting market.
"The extremely stylized chimpanzee masks are called mwisi gwa so'o a term that alludes to the "spirit-ivested object of the
chimpanzee human" that inhabits the mask. The mwisi gwa so'o masqueraders wear a costume of animal skin, barkcloth and the
hair of Colobis monkeys. Their raucous dances, performed at funeral and memorial services, reflect Hemba ideas about death and
social chaos and stand in diametrical opposition to the otherwise ordered world of the living." (from African Masks from the
Barbier-Mueller Collection by Hahner-Herzog, Kecskesi and Vajda.)
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