Lot: 191

82nd Tribal Art Auction

Mask "lukwakongo"

D. R. Congo, Lega

Provenance Size Starting price / estimated price
Henning Schmejkal, Holle, Germany (1994)
Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
H: 6.5 inch This object is not available anymore.

wood, middle brown patina, pokerwork, kaolin, accentuated ears, three rows of circular drillings in the area of the forehead, chin area originally provided with a beard made of plant fibres, min. dam., traces of abrasion


Rielau, Hans Dietrich, Afrikanische Miniaturen, Norderstedt 2011, p. 66