Kongo style mask with a nkisi figure - Lot 25

Kongo style mask with a nkisi figure Democratic Republic of Congo Wood, nails, metal Height: 44 cm The forehead is bulging in relief, compared to the rest of the face, which is recessed, accentuating the intensity of the gaze at the limit of the demarcation of the superciliary arches. Eyes with almond-shaped rims, small pupils in hollowed-out balls gush out. Imposing plunging triangular nose of aquiline style. The circumference of the face, from the jaw to the temples, is decorated with a small frieze. Face surmounted by a helmet-shaped headdress, with alternating triangular geometric scarifications on the top of the forehead, at the top of which is a small figure in the Nkisi style, wearing a square umbilical charge, around which a series of nails are planted. KONGO STYLE - MASK 44 CM