Mask · D. R. Congo, Lele · ID: 3032218
sold
EUR 1,000
Provenance
Eduard Hess, Basel, SwitzerlandSize
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
wood, red and white paint, u-shaped, the eye zone accentuated by double arched brows and tube-shaped protrudings on both sides, dotted painting, drillings around the rim, rep., min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
the Lele are decisively influenced by neighbouring Kuba groups, which makes it difficult to differentiate their ritual artworks from those of the other Kuba kinsmen. Typical however, are shield-shaped, flat masks, painted in various colours, and with slit pierced eyes, several eye brows, and small mouths.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brüssel 1987, p. 74 f.
Exhibition
Oberwil 1990