Anthropomorphic mask · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3046630
sold
EUR 4,000
Size
H: 17 cm
H: 6.7 inch
Description
turtle shell, plant fibre,
The Lega adore turtles, which they consider to be particularly cautious and wise because of their slow movements. The use of their shells for initiation ornaments of the “bwami” society is meant to symbolize the wisdom of the older senior members of the society.
The object Anthropomorphic mask with the object ID 3046630 was part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction on March 7, 2020. The object with the lot number 323 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,000 with an asking price of EUR 400.
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