Owl mask · D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3052100
Starting price
EUR 450
Estimated price
EUR 900
Provenance
Lore Huber, Sinsheim, GermanySize
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.
Comparing literature
Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 168, ill. 156