Mask "lukungu" ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3042967

Description

ivory, of elongated form with notched eyes and mouth, circular drillings in the area of the forehead and underneath the eyes, plant fibre beard, base.
“Lukungu” is the final category of all initiation objects. It is only brought out during “kindi” initiations. In the event of death it is placed on the grave and afterwards is inherited to a nephew of the deceased. When “lukungu” masks are brought out, they are oiled and displayed on a fence or in front of their seated owners. The “lukungu” ivory masks should remind people of death and transcience.

The object Mask “lukungu” with the object ID 3042967 was last part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction at November 11, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 418 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500.

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Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.