Mask "lukungu" ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3032280

Description

bone, honey brown patina, of oval form, decorated with tribe-typical circle ornaments with central drilling, min. dam., minor missing parts, fissures;
“lukungu” masks belong to members of “bwami”- society who already have reached the highest rank of kindi. “Lukungu” means “skull” and should be a hint that the mask is thought to remind of deceased “kindi” members.

The object Mask “lukungu” with the object ID 3032280 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 224.

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