Miniature mask "La belle Madeleine" · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3039861
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (2001)Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
Size
H: 9,2 cm
H: 3.6 inch
Description
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, pokerwork scarifications, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
local people call such masks “La belle Madeleine” (supposed to be a Catholic nun) or Mama Maria (supposed to be the Virgin Mary).
Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 98 f.