Register Auction 105
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Anthropomorphic mask "lukwakongo", D. R. Congo, Lega, Size: H: 21,5 cm (H: 8.5 inch), ID: 3052381
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Lot 351
Auction 105

Anthropomorphic mask "lukwakongo" ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3052381

Starting price EUR 1,200
Estimated price EUR 2,500
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Provenance
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch

Description

wood, pigments, collection label “31” and handwritten collection no. “FC5673”, base

According to Marc Leo Felix, this mask was discovered ‘“n situ” at the Tale. It originally had a beard attached to the chin, but this was removed by the collector who acquired it. It was part of the paraphernalia of a “bwami” member and was later given to a teacher working in the region.

Publications

Felix, Marc L., Maniema, München 1989, p. 120 f, fig. 31

AHDRC: 0026896

Africa
Masks

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