Auction 105
Zemanek-Münster
Owl mask, D. R. Congo, Yaka, Size: H: 34,5 cm (H: 13.6 inch), ID: 3052100
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Lot 302
Collectors' Items Sale

Owl mask ·  D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3052100

sold EUR 450
Provenance
Lore Huber, Sinsheim, Germany
Size
H: 34,5 cm
H: 13.6 inch

Description

wood, pigments,

Owl masks are used in initiation rites of the Yaka, in which young men are introduced to their role as responsible adults.

The object Owl mask with the object ID 3052100 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 302 achieved a sales price of EUR 450.

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Comparing literature

Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 168, ill. 156

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