Mask - D. R. Congo, Nyanga
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wood, brown patina, black paint remains, slightly asymmetrical facial features, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base;
these masks are property of the "bwami" society. There are five different types: "lukwakongo", "kayamba", "idimu", "muminia", and "lukungu". They serve as important marks of rank, identifying the owners as members of specific "bwami" levels. The "idimu" mask is owned collectively and is kept by an appropriate member of "yananio" or "kindi". In a major performance , the "idimu" mask is hung on a fence surrounded by the smaller, individually owned "lukwakongo" masks.
H: 23 cm, H: 9,1 inch
Provenance:
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (2002)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
these masks are property of the "bwami" society. There are five different types: "lukwakongo", "kayamba", "idimu", "muminia", and "lukungu". They serve as important marks of rank, identifying the owners as members of specific "bwami" levels. The "idimu" mask is owned collectively and is kept by an appropriate member of "yananio" or "kindi". In a major performance , the "idimu" mask is hung on a fence surrounded by the smaller, individually owned "lukwakongo" masks.
H: 23 cm, H: 9,1 inch
Provenance:
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany (2002)
Bernhard Jäger, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
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Mask - D. R. Congo, Nyanga
Estimate €3,500 - €7,000
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