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.