Anthropomorphid mask "lukungu" · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3045011
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Size
H: 12 cm
H: 4.7 inch
Description
bone,
“Lukungu” is the final category of all initiation objects that marks the rank of “lutumbo lwa kindi”. “Lukungu” is only brought out during “kindi” initiations. they are oiled and then displayed on a fence or in front of their seated owners. “Lukungu” means skull, the masks call to mind death.
Comparing literature
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 217