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LEGA, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood, pigments including …
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136
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LEGA, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood, pigments including …
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
LEGA, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood, pigments including kaolin, aged patina.
This mask is archetypal of the masks used in the context of the initiation society of "Bwami", representing a human face with minimalist features and tubular eyes.
The remarkable sobriety of the sculpture, the intelligence of the forms and the deep patina of the wood attest to the great age of this mask.
25 x 13 cm.
Provenance: Acquired by the collector at a Roudillon sale at Maître Savot in Orléans in the 1990s.
Expert: Mr Christian Hervé Njiensi
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