The masks below have been sold and are left here for reference
and educational purposes.
For UNSOLD Eastern Pende masks GO TO EASTERN PENDE MASKS
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These two Eastern Pende masks have been vetted as authentic with signs of significant age and use.
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This Eastern Pende mask has been vetted as being authentic.
 E. PENDE STYLE Mask 12 17" high SOLD |
 E. PENDE STYLE Mask 11 17" high SOLD |
 Mask 2 SOLD |
 E Pende Mask 3 SOLD |
 Mask 4 SOLD |
 E Pende Mask 5 SOLD |
 E Pende Mask 6 SOLD |
 E Pende Mask 7 SOLD |
Mask 9 SOLD |
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Mask 13 SOLD |
The Pende people of the Democratic Republic of Congo are grouped into small kingdoms, which consolidate several clans under the rule of a chief whose main role is that of mediator with the ancestors. Even though the society is matrilineal, the sculptor's profession is transmitted from father to son. Pende art styles vary widely, with a more abstract, geometric style in the east and a more naturalistic one in the central area and to the west. The animal masks shown on this page are used in the initiation rituals during which boys live out in the bush and act out the behavior of certain animals includeing antelopes. Masks 9 and 13 are called Panya-Yombe and form part of the decorative elements of the Men's House.
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