Mask "lukwakongo" · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3039763
sold
EUR 2,200
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (1995)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
wood, slightly encrusted patina, remains of kaolin, of oval form with heart-shaped deepened facial plane and thin nose bridge, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion
The object Mask “lukwakongo” with the object ID 3039763 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 180 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,200 with an asking price of EUR 1,500.
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Comparing literature
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 195, ill. 9.32
Publications
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 67