Lot n° 94
Estimation :
1000 - 1500
EUR
LEGA, Democratic Republic of the Congo. - Lot 94
LEGA, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Bone with a beautiful honey-brown patina.
Lukungu" grade mask from the "Bwami" initiation society, depicting a heart-shaped human face with large eyes, an arrowhead nose and a small slit mouth.
The Lukungu (skull) belongs to an initiate who has already reached the highest rank of "Kindi".
First half of the 20th century.
Height: 16.5 cm. Width: 7.5 cm.
Small chips.
Provenance: Alfred BAUWENS Collection, Brussels, Belgium. By direct descent to the present owner.
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