Kakungu Mask – Wood – Suku – DR Congo

Kakungu, of deep hollowed form, the elongated oval face with semispherical chin and cheeks, the small cylindrical mouth below the straight narrow nose with flaring nostrils, bisecting the drooping eyes surmounted by a domed forehead. This mask was used during initiation rituals.
Powerfull mask covered in black and red pigments.
Good condition with traces of tribal use.