Julien Gauthier

African Art Auction (Private collection)

Superb Metoko anthropo-zoomorphic mask with long ridges on the face, as is customary in the artistic corpus of this ethnic group.

Beautiful patina. This type of mask was worn during complex initiation rites resembling those of the Lega.

Collected by a traveler in the bush of eastern Congo during a journey in which he went to observe the mountain gorillas at Virunga National Park.

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Superbe masque Metoko anthropo-zoomorphe présentant de longues stries sur le visage comme c'est de coutume dans le corpus artistique de ce groupe ethnique.

Belle usure. Ce type de masque était porté lors de rites initiatiques complexes s'apparentant à ceux des Lega.

Collecté par un voyageur dans la brousse de l'Est congolais à l'occasion d'un périple au cours duquel il allait observer les gorilles des montagnes au parc Virunga.

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Animal mask - Metoko - DR Congo

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Metoko animal mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, provenance Private collection, height 26 cm, width 1 cm, depth 1 cm, weight 1 g, in excellent condition.

Animal mask - Metoko - DR Congo

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Metoko animal mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, provenance Private collection, height 26 cm, width 1 cm, depth 1 cm, weight 1 g, in excellent condition.

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