Mask, "kholuka
Yaka, DR Congo
Mit Sockel / with base
Wood, wickerwork, textile, raffia. H 74 cm.
Provenance:
- Swiss private collection, Geneva.
- HDV Piguet, Geneva (05.06.2023, lot 3022).
The symbolism of the Yaka masks refers to the powers of the ancestors and alludes to the stages of human development.
The mask called kholuka appeared in the context of initiation and circumcision rites of boys (mukhanda). Its main appearance was on the occasion of the celebrations at the end of the initiation, after the adolescents had reached their social and physical maturity and were accepted into society with their new social status.
Further reading:
Bourgeois, Arthur P. (1984). Art of the Yaka and Suku. Meudon: Chaffin.
CHF 400 / 800
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