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Object type
mask
Materials
wood, raffia, pigment
Legend
This mask with red features from the Panzi region is called yilesi. Yilesi dances during the mukanda were worn to help weak individuals or those in poor health. In Panzi, it was used specifically to fight sterility.
Place of collecting
Democratic Republic of the Congo > Bandundu > Kwango
Culture
Suku
Acquisition related person
Royal Museums for Art and History - Brussels, as exchange, G. Dehondt, as seller
Date of acquisition
1979-03-02
Dimensions
33,2 cm x 20,3 cm x 25 cm
Inventory number
EO.1979.1.387
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