Zemanek-Münster

Miniature mask "lukwakongo"

D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
Provenance
Sotheby’ s New York, 20 January 1982, lot 310
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
Size
H: 16,5 cm
H: 6.5 inch

Description

light-weighted wood, kaolin, typical heart-shaped facial plane with elongated nose ridge, drilled holes in the chin area for attachment of a raphia beard, slightly dam.


Comparing literature

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 198

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