Owl mask · R. D. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3052100
Prix d'appel
450 €
Prix d'Estimation
900 €
Provenance
Lore Huber, Sinsheim, GermanyDescription
wood, pigments,
Owl masks are used in initiation rites of the Yaka, in which young men are introduced to their role as responsible adults.
Littérature comparée
Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 168, ill. 156