Mask "idimu" · R. D. Congo, Lega · ID: 3032243
collected in situ 1936 by her father; he got it from Pene Misenga, the District Chief of Schabunda in the Maniema region.
Eduard Hess, Basel, Switzerland
Description
wood, dyed with kaolin, now darkened, remains of dark brown accents, punched scarification marks, notches around the mouth, grassfibre beard, slightly dam., missing part at the left rim, crack;
Lega masks fall into the category of “bwami” initiation objects. There are five different types: “lukwakongo”, “kayamba”, “idimu”, “muminia”, and “lukungu”. They serve as an important marks of rank, identifying the owners as members of specific “bwami” levels. The “idimu” mask is owned collectively and is kept by an appropriate member of “yananio” or “kindi”. In a major performance , the “idimu” mask is hung from a fence surrounded by the smaller, individually owned “lukwakongo” masks.
L’objet Mask “idimu” avec l’ID d’objet 3032243 a fait partie de la vente aux enchères 68th tribal art auction dans 3 mars 2012. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 222 a atteint un prix de vente de 8 500 € pour un prix d’adjudication de 1 500 €.
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Littérature comparée
E. L. Cameron, Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 178 f.