Small mask "lukwakongo" ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3039762

Description

light brown wood, kaolin, of oval form with typical reduced facial features, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion

The object Small mask “lukwakongo” with the object ID 3039762 was part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction on February 27, 2016. The object with the lot number 185 achieved a sales price of EUR 8,500 with an asking price of EUR 2,500.

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Comparing literature

Biebuyck, Daniel P., Lega, Brussels 2002, p. 75, ill. 20

Publications

Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 67