Mask "lukwakongo" ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3032281

Description

light brown wood, kaolin with shiny particles, black paint remains, the facial plane subdivided by an elongated nose ridge, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion;
young men received the “lukwakongo” masks during the “yananio” rites. These masks were the most important insignia of rank until the owner moved to the higher level of “kindi” and trades his wooden mask for an ivory one, called “lukungu”.

The object Mask “lukwakongo” with the object ID 3032281 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 225 achieved a sales price of EUR 500.

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