Cimier · R. D. Congo, Budja · ID: 3050045
Prix d'appel
800 €
Prix d'Estimation
1 500 €
Provenance
Galerie O. Klejman & Stella L., Paris, France (1999)Description
wood, raffia, wickerwork, base
These Budja headdresses were first discovered in the 1980s during a dance performed in honor of the Belgian king.
These crests are used in agrarian festivities and to favor the hunt. They are a stylisation of a mythical animal and might be combined with a human face mask attached to the front.