Masque anthropomorphe "lukwakongo" ·  R. D. Congo, Lega · ID: 3049780

Description

wood, kaolin, pokerwork,

A mask by the same artist from the Josef Herman Collection was auctioned as lot 316 at Christie’s Amsterdam on 12 December 2000 (AHDRC 0027077).

Young men received the “lukwakongo” masks during the “yananio” rites. These masks were the most important insignia of rank until the owner moved to the higher level of “kindi” and trades his wooden mask for an ivory one, called “lukungu”.

Littérature comparée

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 184 ff.