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39 cm. 
Wood, kaolin. 
Former collection Belgium

Initiation Mask of the Bwami of the Lega.  Owned by the Yananio, the two-faced Muminia mask would intervene in the initiation of young people to the moral precepts of the Bwami. 
This African mask is one of the few to be worn on the face, unlike the Lukwakong masks for example. 
The face is covered with kaolin. 

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Track & trace included. 
With acknowledgement of receipt. 

Tags: mask, figurine, sculpture, figure, statuette, wood, art, contemporary, first, primitive, tribal, African, antiquity, artwork, gallery, Picasso, Giacometti, art gallery, African art, cubism.

1st half 20th century - Vintage - used with visible signs of wear 

Muminia multiface mask - Lega - Congo DRC 

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