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Maske, "shifola" / Lwalwa / Congo / African Art

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Maske, "shifola" / Lwalwa / Congo / African Art

Item Details

Description

73
Maske, "shifola"
Lwalwa, DR Kongo
Gesockelt / with custom base
Holz. H 32,5 cm.

Provenienz:
Nachlass Denise David (1928-2011), Zürich.

Lwalwa-Masken zeichnen sich durch grosse plastische Kraft und bemerkenswerte Abstraktion aus. Sie wurden wohl von Mitgliedern der bangongo-Gesellschaft getanzt, die für die Initiation und Beschneidung der Jugendlichen verantwortlich waren.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Timmermans, Paul (1967). Les Lwalwa. Tervuren: Tiré-à-part d’ Afrika. XIII-1967-3/4.

CHF 4 000 / 8 000
EUR 3 440 / 6 880

(African Art, Tribal Art, Afrikanische Kunst, Art Africain, Ethnographic Art)