Miniature mask "lukungu" · R. D. Congo, Lega · ID: 3035231
Vendu
1 200 €
Provenance
Peter Biesmans, Bilzen, BelgiumDescription
ivory, honey brown patina, flatted chin and forehead area, circular decorations, drilled hole on each side, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion;
“lukungu” masks belong to members of “bwami”- society who already have reached the highest rank of kindi. “Lukungu” means “skull” and should be a hint that the mask is thought to remind of deceased “kindi” members. At initiation ceremonies they were oiled and then displayed on a kind of fence or attached to bigger “muminia” or “idimu” masks.
Littérature comparée
Biebuyck, Daniel P., Lega, Brussels 2002, p. 93, ill. 37