Facial Female Initiation Mask
Lega · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFAZ-25
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- Height
- 60 cm
- Material
- Wood, cauris, pearls, bells, leather and pigments.
Female initiation mask belonging to the highest, seventh, Bwami society. It represents a princess. Lega. Realistic face with front covered by a dense headband of cauris.…
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Full original description
Female initiation mask belonging to the highest, seventh, Bwami society. It represents a princess. Lega. Realistic face with front covered by a dense headband of cauris. An artistic headdress on which rises a central crest presides over the head.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX 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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