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Masque facial anthropomorphe "La belle Madeleine", R. D. Congo, Luba, Taille: H: 25 cm, ID: 3047755
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Lot 128
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Masque facial anthropomorphe "La belle Madeleine" ·  R. D. Congo, Luba · ID: 3047755

Vendu 450 €
Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands

Description

wood, kaolin, black paint, missing parts (backside at the rim), base

Such masks were called “La belle Madeleine” by the locals and were probably meant to represent a Catholic nun or “Mama Maria” - the Virgin Mary.

Littérature comparée

Felix, Marc L., Beauty and the beasts, Brussels 2003, p. 98 f.

Afrique
Masques

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