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Masks & Symbols from Southern & Central Africa

Old Lega mask - Congo - Former Zaire
Lega Mask Idumu
Light wood, nice patina of use, light brown, traces of handling.
Domed front with sunken circular marks, curved face with traces of kaolin.
Beard in plant fibers.
Former family collection - Colonial era 1950-1970

Ancien masque Lega - Congo - Ex Zaire
Masque Lega  Idumu
Bois léger , belle patine d'usage brun clair , traces  de manipulations.
Front bombé avec marques circulaires en creux ,visage incurvé avec restes de Kaolin.
Barbe en fibres végétales.
Ancienne collection familiale - Epoque coloniale 1950-1970


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Mask - Congo

Fair condition -  heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing

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Lega mask from Congo dating to the 1950s–1960s, carved in light wood with a pale patina, a bulging forehead and curved face with kaolin remnants and a beard of vegetal fibers, sold with a stand and traced to an old colonial-era family collection provenance.

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Lega mask from Congo dating to the 1950s–1960s, carved in light wood with a pale patina, a bulging forehead and curved face with kaolin remnants and a beard of vegetal fibers, sold with a stand and traced to an old colonial-era family collection provenance.

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