Rare masque facial anthropomorphe · R. D. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa) · ID: 3049792
Description
wood, colour pigments, base
Masks attributed to the Luluwa are relatively rare in Western collections, and because of their forms and styles are diverse, attributions are often tentative.
One style category comprises face masks with large concave eye sockets and intricate geometric patterns painted on their surface. They usually have small mouths with pursed lips.
One example of this particluar style is a mask collected locally by M. van Baelen at the beginning of the 20th century (Petridis, 2018, p. 194, fig. 168 / AHDRC 0033129).
The present mask shows great formal and stylistic similarities with the van Baelen mask and can thus also be assigned to this style category.
L’objet Rare masque facial anthropomorphe avec l’ID d’objet 3049792 a fait partie de la dernière vente aux enchères Vente 100 dans 15 avril 2023 le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes. L’objet portant le numéro de lot 82 a atteint un prix de vente de 4 000 €.
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Littérature comparée
Petridis, Constantine, Luluwa, Brussels 2018, p. 187 ff Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 88