Miniature mask "La belle Madeleine" · D. R. Congo, Luba · ID: 3039861
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
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).
The object Miniature mask “La belle Madeleine” with the object ID 3039861 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 202 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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Comparing literature
Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 98 f.
Publications
Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 95