Mask · D. R. Congo, Lula · ID: 3035295
sold
EUR 9,000
Provenance
French Private CollectionPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Alain Naoum, Brussels, Belgium
Randy Kahn, Tarzana, USA
Size
H: 29,5 cm
H: 11.6 inch
Description
wood, partly encrusted patina, white, black and blue paint remains, shield-shaped vaulted base with a mask face superimposed, circular piercings in the area of alar wings, mouth and chin, min. dam., small missing part, traces of abrasion, socle;
the mask style of the Lula is very similar to that of the neighbouring Holo, Zombo, Nkanu and Soso. These masks were used to protect initiates of witches and sorcerers.
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 87, ill. 9