Anthropomorphic mask ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3048909

Description

turtle shell, plant fibre, pigment,

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 3048909 was part of the auction 98th Auction on March 26, 2022. The object with the lot number 278 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,700 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.