Description
LEGA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Beautiful grade mask from the Bwamé or Bwami initiation society. It features a face with a lunar expression, almond-shaped eyes and a long nose, bordered by a heart-shaped space. Wood, remnants of kaolin, vegetable fiber, old localized brown patina and marks of use. H. 26.5 cm (without fiber); L. 19 cm. Provenance: former Michel Gaud collection, Saint-Tropez.
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LEGA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Beautiful grade mask from the Bwamé or Bwami initiation society. It features a face with a lunar expression, almond-shaped eyes and a long nose, bordered by a heart-shaped space. Wood, remnants of kaolin, vegetable fiber, old localized brown patina and marks of use. H. 26.5 cm (without fiber); L. 19 cm. Provenance: former Michel Gaud collection, Saint-Tropez.
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