Face mask of the "bukota" society · D. R. Congo, Lengola · ID: 3052577
Mon Steyaert, Brussels, Belgium
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 13 March 2010, lot 332
Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany
Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium
Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium
Belgian Private Collection
Description
wood, pigments, base
The society of the Lengola is governed on social, religious, and legislative levels by the “bukota” society. It is hierarchically structured, with members of the highest rank serving as judges and organizers of important ceremonies.
The object Face mask of the “bukota” society with the object ID 3052577 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 355 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 76
Publications
van Craen, Frank, Galerie Frank van Craen, Winter Collection 2019, Brussels 2019
AHDRC: 0027264
Exhibition
BRUNEAF, Brussels Non European Art Fair XX, 9-13 June 2010