Mask "idimu" · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3033285
sold
EUR 840
Provenance
Jean-Pierre Lepage, Brussels, BelgiumHarald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1982)
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, remains of a thick layer of kaolin, typical heart-shaped facial plane, sharp-edged nose with a flattened overhanging nose tip, drilled holes in the chin area, slightly dam., cracks, paint rubbed off, minor missing parts backside;
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.
Comparing literature
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 201