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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 backmaterial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treethe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinaliterature: 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 faceour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewesterdijk, 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 saharaprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselspeople / region: the lega live in the southern part of the kivu province of southeast central dplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drdimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmthe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightin good condition, but with signs of age written all over itcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingthe forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit dates back to the periodobtained from him by hde kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in aroundall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfacefine old patina overall
270 €