Lele (Congo)tribal wood mask on stand, shells and feathers

Height: 20"
Base: 9" x 8"

Wiki: The Lele (or Leele), also known as Bashilele or Usilele, are a Bantu ethnic group closely related to the Kuba people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They traditionally live in the Kasai River region, but since the 1950s many have migrated to Kinshasa. There are currently about 30,000 Lele, of which 26,000 speak the Lele language.

According to the children of the Estate family, many of the tribal items, like lot 2, were probably purchased by their parents at the Paris location of Christies, in their Oceanic and Tribal auctions. At the time of this auction, the exact catalog from those auctions listing this lot could not be located.

Good condition overall