Facial Mask
Lega · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: MFANT-58
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- Height
- 27 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Initiating mask, with stratifications in the temples and in the eyebrow. He also participates in the cult of ancestors. It is one of the masks called…
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Full original description
Initiating mask, with stratifications in the temples and in the eyebrow. He also participates in the cult of ancestors. It is one of the masks called Lukungun, which can belong to private owners and be transmitted between relatives who have an equivalent degree in the hierarchy of their secret society.
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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