Ancestor Status - Luba - Congo DRC (No Reserve Price)
No. 81056367
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Rare Luba mask of La Belle Madeleine - Luba - DR Congo
Rare example of a Luba dance mask. This type of mask is called La belle Madeleine and, according to local folclore, depicts a beautiful Belgian nun, who was said to have been the mistress of chief Noy – experts disagree as to the date this "Masoeur Madeleine“ lived, the earliest estimate is 1930, the latest 1950. The Madeleine mask is now a rare object and is typical of southeast Zaire with original items occasionally found among the Tabwa and other Lubaized groups east of the Lake Moero area.
No. 81056367
Sold
Rare Luba mask of La Belle Madeleine - Luba - DR Congo
Rare example of a Luba dance mask. This type of mask is called La belle Madeleine and, according to local folclore, depicts a beautiful Belgian nun, who was said to have been the mistress of chief Noy – experts disagree as to the date this "Masoeur Madeleine“ lived, the earliest estimate is 1930, the latest 1950. The Madeleine mask is now a rare object and is typical of southeast Zaire with original items occasionally found among the Tabwa and other Lubaized groups east of the Lake Moero area.
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