Masque "lukungu" ·  R. D. Congo, Lega · ID: 3042967

Description

ivory, of elongated form with notched eyes and mouth, circular drillings in the area of the forehead and underneath the eyes, plant fibre beard, base.
“Lukungu” is the final category of all initiation objects. It is only brought out during “kindi” initiations. In the event of death it is placed on the grave and afterwards is inherited to a nephew of the deceased. When “lukungu” masks are brought out, they are oiled and displayed on a fence or in front of their seated owners. The “lukungu” ivory masks should remind people of death and transcience.

L’objet Masque “lukungu” avec l’ID d’objet 3042967 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 87e vente aux enchères Tribal Art dans 11 novembre 2017 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 418 a atteint un prix de vente de 2 500 €.

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Remarques

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.