African art Auction Lot 33 A KUBA BWOOM mask from Congo

http://ift.tt/1pFhUsf http://ift.tt/1ozeuGm Bid: http://ift.tt/1ozevdz All videos: http://ift.tt/1tuoqww African art Auction - Lot 33 A KUBA BWOOM mask from Congo Age: 1920-1940 Fair condition There are more than twenty different types of masks that function within the men's initiation society. Bwoom’s specific identity varies according to different versions of the myth. He may represent the king’s younger brother, a person of Twa descent, or a commoner. Embodying a subversive force within the royal court, the Bwoom masquerade is performed in conflict with the mask representing Woot. It is one of three important Kuba masks, on the old picture taken at Mushenge in 1909 you can see a similar mask: Ngady aMwaash, Bwoom, and Mosh'ambooy mu shall. The provenance of this fine mask that is to be dated between the two world wars, is the collection of Gaëtan Schoonbroodt in Verviers, Belgium. Size: H 27cm X H20 cm X D 37 cm Condition: The fibres are quite fragile, slightly damaged. estimate: € 600 - € 800 Next minimum bid: € 320