Anthropomorphic face mask · D. R. Congo, Luba / Songe · ID: 3046252
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Provenance
Alex Arthur, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 37 cm
H: 14.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments,
Kifweboid mask without the characteristic box shape, but with typical groove pattern.
M. L. Felix assigned similar masks to neighbouring groups of the Songe and Luba, for example the Bena Samba (cf. Felix, 2003, p. 62 f.).
The object Anthropomorphic face mask with the object ID 3046252 was last part of the auction 93rd Tribal Art Auction at November 16, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 275.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 59 ff.