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Classic idimu handle mask – lega – dthis masks forms part of a very small corpus of idimu objects that are fitted out with a handle at the backthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinathe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightfine old patina overallpeople / region: the lega live in the southern part of the kivu province of southeast central dthe forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselssold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drmaterial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treeit dates back to the periodobtained from him by hall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfacede kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in aroundcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiin good condition, but with signs of age written all over itwesterdijk, museum ethnologist and cultural anthropologist specialized, for over 50 years now, in the study of the material cultures in african nations that live south of the saharaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitedimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on ppthe facial features of this example are very classical, consisting of a heart-shaped countenance with slit eyes, a rather long, slender nose and a low-placed slit mouth on the rim of the lower face
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