Zemanek-Münster

Anthropomorphic face mask "La belle Madeleine" ·  D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3047755

sold EUR 450
Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 25 cm
H: 9.8 inch

Description

wood, kaolin, black paint, missing parts (backside at the rim), base

Such masks were called “La belle Madeleine” by the locals and were probably meant to represent a Catholic nun or “Mama Maria” - the Virgin Mary.


The object Anthropomorphic face mask “La belle Madeleine” with the object ID 3047755 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 128 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 98 f.


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