Register Auction 105
Zemanek-Münster
Face mask of the "bukota" society, D. R. Congo, Lengola, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3052577
Face mask of the "bukota" society, D. R. Congo, Lengola, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3052577 - 2/5 Face mask of the "bukota" society, D. R. Congo, Lengola, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3052577 - 3/5 Face mask of the "bukota" society, D. R. Congo, Lengola, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3052577 - 4/5 Face mask of the "bukota" society, D. R. Congo, Lengola, Size: H: 22 cm (H: 8.7 inch), ID: 3052577 - 5/5
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Lot 355
Auction 105

Face mask of the "bukota" society ·  D. R. Congo, Lengola · ID: 3052577

Starting price EUR 2,500
Estimated price EUR 5,000
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Provenance
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, Germany, 1992, lot 434
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
Size
H: 22 cm
H: 8.7 inch

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.

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

Africa
Masks

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