Zemanek-Münster

Face mask "idimu" ·  D. R. Congo, Shi · ID: 3032813

sold EUR 350
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Size
H: 26,5 cm
H: 10.4 inch

Description

wood, blotched brown patina, incised scarification marks (cheeks and nosebridge), slightly dam., abrasion;
the “idimu” mask is owned collectively and is kept by an appropriate member of “yananio” or “kindi”. In a major performance , the “idumu” mask is hung on a fence surrounded by the smaller, individually owned “lukwakongo” masks. “Idimu” represents the power which enables the community to enter the higher level of “bwame”.


The object Face mask “idimu” with the object ID 3032813 was last part of the auction 69th tribal art auction at June 2, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 429 achieved a sales price of EUR 350.

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Comparing literature

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 198 f.


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