Rare mask ·  D. R. Congo, Lengola · ID: 3047871

Description

elephant hide, white pigment, coloured glass beads, fabric,
Extremely expressive object, in which the magical charge in the form of two fabric packages, as well as the original bead jewellery, are still preserved.

The object reminds of extremely secret face masks manufactured in animal hide which are worn by high-ranking members of the “elanda society”.This association occurs among the Bembe and some of the adjoining Eastern Lega groups.

The object Rare mask with the object ID 3047871 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 308 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.

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Comparing literature

Felix, Marc Leo, Masks in Congo, Hong Kong 2016, p. 271

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.