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THB20th C. Zaire Lega Wood Mask
Lot 77d
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring ancient and ethnographic art from around the world, including Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Fine Art, much more. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, 20th century CE. A fine mask depicting a stylized anthropomorphic face, hand-carved from hard wood and embellished with extensive incised details and white pigment. The ovoid mask is defined by protruding coffee-bean-shaped eyes with narrow slits, ample surrounding eyebeds, a high-arching browline, a curved nose with delineated nostrils, a puckered mouth as if singing or whistling, two pronounced pointed tusk-like attachments flanking the mouth, diminutive cup-shaped ears, an incised combed-forward coiffure, and incised stylized geometric motifs adorning the forehead and cheeks. There are perforations along the periphery of the mask that were likely intended for attaching additional costumes or raffia. In Lega tradition, masks are a symbol of their owner's rank within the Bwami society, which is an initiative society open to Lega men and women who undergo a system of instruction, payment, and initiation. Size: 9.5" W x 14.5" H (24.1 cm x 36.8 cm); 19.25" H (48.9 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Glendale, Arizona, USA collection, collected from 1970 to 2000
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#152398One 'tusk' element was reattached. Chips to the back periphery as shown. Expected surface wear with scuffs/scratches as shown and some loss to white pigment though much remains.Condition
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