Online catalogue for the 67th tribal art auction
391 Multiheaded figure "sakimatwematwe"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Lega
wood, dark brown patina, two legs supporting four heads, each of them looking in a different direction, the faces originally whitened with kaolin and surrounded by drilled holes, slightly dam., minor missing parts, paint rubbed off; Biebuyck suggests that these figures emphasize the ability of the high-level "bwami" members to see in many different directions and to be wise and fair minded. They also point to the inability of anyone to act alone. Completeness and accomplishment only come when the links between people are acknowledged and utilized
H: 28 cm
H: 11 inch
Provenance
Belgian Private Collection
Literature
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 150 f., ill. 8.76
Price: 8000 - 15000 €
392 Mask "lukungu"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Lega
wood, shiny brown patina, remains of kaolin, drilled holes (temples and chin), min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, on acrylic base
H: 19 cm
H: 7.5 inch
Provenance
Drs. John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA
Price: 2000 - 4000 €
393 Mask "lukungu"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Lega
ivory, shiny patina, typical facial features with bean-shaped eyes, piercings in the area of the temples and the chin, min. dam., minor missing parts, fissures, scratches; "lukungu" masks belong to members of "bwami"- society who already have reached the highest rank of kindi. "Lukungu" means "skull" and should be a hint that the mask is thought to remind of deceased "kindi" members.
H: 8,5 cm
H: 3.3 inch
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Literature
Hahner-Herzog, Iris, Das Zweite Gesicht, Genf, München, New York 1997, p. 95 f.
Sold.
394 Mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, Lega
wood, dark brown patina, kaolin, heart-shaped facial plane with typical features, a short beard made from plant fibres, min. dam., minor missing parts, traces of abrasion; Lega masks are "bwami" initiation objects. There are five different types: "lukwakongo", "kayamba", "idimu", "muminia", and "lukungu". They serve as important marks of rank, identifying the owners as members of specific "bwami" levels. The "idimu" mask is owned collectively and is kept by an appropriate member of "yananio" or "kindi". In a major performance , the "idumu" mask is hung on a fence surrounded by the smaller, individually owned "lukwakongo" masks.
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Provenance
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Price: 2500 - 4500 €
395 Mask "idimiu"
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Lega
wood, shiny, dark brown patina, remains of kaolin, of oval form with a heart-shaped deepened, flat facial plane, a small mouth at the tip of the chin, pierced around the lower rim for attachment of a plant fibre beard, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion
H: 24,5 cm
H: 9.6 inch
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Sold.
396 Big horned mask "kayamba"
D. R. Congo, Lega
wood, honey brown and greyish brown patina, human long-face mask with remains of kaolin, which originally covered the whole mask, drilled holes around the rim, dotted tattoos on the cheeks, slightly dam., missing parts (both horn tips, nose, left eye), hairline cracks, on base; this is the only type of Lega mask that is exclusively worn before the face in the few rites and places where it occurs. In some instances two masks of this type perform together when they represent troublesome strangers. This type of mask performs in very few "yananio" and "kindi" rites. In some cases it is part of the baskets containing collectively owned initiation objects. In other instances the mask belongs to a preceptor of "kindi" grade.
H: 45 cm
H: 17.7 inch
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Literature
Biebuyck, Daniel P., Lega, Brüssel 2002, p. 116 f.
Price: 2500 - 5000 €
397 Miniature mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
wood, blackish brown patina, oval form with reduced, slightly asymmetrical facial features, min. dam., traces of abrasion
H: 11,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Price: 350 - 600 €
398 Miniature mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
light brown wood, kaolin, blackened in parts, dotted and cross-shaped scarification marks, plant fibre beard, pierced around the rim, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion; young men received the "lukwakongo" masks during the "yananio" rites. These masks were the most important insignia of rank until the owner moved to the higher level of "kindi" and trades his wooden mask for an ivory one, called "lukungu". These masks were emblems of rank and visible signs for the connection between the deceased and the living, between former initiates and their successors. They were presented during different stages of initiation.
H: 10,5 cm
H: 4.1 inch
Provenance
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Price: 1000 - 2000 €
399 Mask
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Lele
wood, matt patina, polychrome paint, u-shaped, forehead with geometrical carvings, protruding eyes framed by conical grooves, pierced around the rim, minor missing parts, slight traces of abrasion; the Lele are decisively influenced by neighbouring Kuba groups, which makes it difficult to differentiate their ritual artworks from those of the other Kuba kinsmen. Typical however, are shield-shaped, flat masks, painted in various colours, and with slit pierced eyes, several eye brows, and small mouths.
H: 26 cm
H: 10.2 inch
Provenance
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany
Sold.
400 Post
This object is not available any more.
D. R. Congo, Lengola
light-coloured wood, consisting of segments in form of truncated cones, which are dyed in red and white pigment, tapering base for fastening, slightly dam., cracks, on metal base; such posts are coherent with circumcision rites, they are showing the border and the entrance to the camp.
H: 100 cm
H: 39.4 inch
Literature
Marc L. Felix, 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 76
Sold.
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