Mask "idimu" · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3042404
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Provenance
Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, SwedenSize
H: 15 cm
H: 5.9 inch
Description
light brown wood, kaolin, eyes and mouth accentuated by pokerwork, long plant fibre beard, rep. (breakage on the left side), slight traces of abrasion, base;
the “idimu” mask is owned collectively and is kept by an appropriate member of “yananio” or “kindi”. In a major performance , the “idimu” mask is hung from a fence surrounded by the smaller, individually owned “lukwakongo” masks.
The object Mask “idimu” with the object ID 3042404 was last part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction at May 27, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 413.
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