Mask "mfondo"
D. R. Congo, Lwalwa
sold
EUR 700
Provenance
Dirk Vonck, Brussels, BelgiumLempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, lot 96
Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany
Size
H: 30,5 cm
H: 12.0 inch
Description
wood, entirely covered with copper sheet, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion and corrosion;
these masks were said to have originally been used for initiation of young boys of the “ngongo” society as well as for fertility- and hunting rites in order to appease the spirits and make them well disposed.