Rare masque ·  R. D. Congo, Lengola · ID: 3047871

Description

elephant hide, white pigment, coloured glass beads, fabric,
Extremely expressive object, in which the magical charge in the form of two fabric packages, as well as the original bead jewellery, are still preserved.

The object reminds of extremely secret face masks manufactured in animal hide which are worn by high-ranking members of the “elanda society”.This association occurs among the Bembe and some of the adjoining Eastern Lega groups.

L’objet Rare masque avec l’ID d’objet 3047871 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères 96e Vente aux enchères dans 24 avril 2021 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 308 a atteint un prix de vente de 1 500 €.

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Littérature comparée

Felix, Marc Leo, Masks in Congo, Hong Kong 2016, p. 271

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.