LEGA MASK

拍品描述

Ca. 20th century AD. >A small mask with a rounded face, pierced eyes and mouth. The chin fitted with a long fibre beard secured beneath the face, the top with a small side perforation for suspension. Mounted on a later display stand. Masks of this type are associated with the Bwami society of the Lega people, where they functioned as didactic objects used during initiation ceremonies. > >Size: 190mm x 70mm; Weight: 225g >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Neumeister 14th November 2012, lot 1079. > >

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