Facial mask Lukungun
Lega · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFANT-57
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- Height
- 29 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Lukungun initiation mask: privately owned masks that can pass between relatives of equivalent rank in their secret society. This mask departs from classic Lega masks with…
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Lukungun initiation mask: privately owned masks that can pass between relatives of equivalent rank in their secret society. This mask departs from classic Lega masks with heart-shaped faces or protruding coffee-bean eyes. The head has three planes: hair above, forehead and nose in the middle, cheeks and mouth below. Two small eye holes beneath arched black eyebrows give the mask a perplexed expression.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-20th century or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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