SOLD / SOLD! MC1637 Beautiful LWALWA mask covered with copper Lwalu Mask Congo DRC
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Congo DRC
LWALWA MASK
Beautiful mask with cubist architecture
The face is completely covered in copper
The Lwalwa, a people who live in the Kasai province, not far from the borders of Angola, are famous for their masks, which are very easily recognizable by their cubist architecture. Those that are partially covered in copper are rare.
Features:
The face is completely covered in copper
The Lwalwa, a people who live in the Kasai province, not far from the borders of Angola, are famous for their masks, which are very easily recognizable by their cubist architecture. Those that are partially covered in copper are rare.
Features:
OBJECT TYPE: Mask.
ETHNIC GROUP: Lwalwa
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC
(ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, copper
DIMENSIONS: Height 33.5 cm.
CONDITION: Average
CONDITION: Average
See photos.
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Bibliography - Bibliography
- Les Lwalwa, P Timmermans, Africa Tervuren XIII, 1967, 3/4
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CONGO DRC
LWALU MASK
Beautiful mask with very a cubist architecture
The face is completely covered with copper
The Lwalwa, a people who live in the province of Kasai, not far from the borders of Angola, are famous for their masks very easily recognizable by their cubist architecture. Those that are partially covered with copper are rare
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Lwalwa Lwalu Lualua
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (former Belgian Congo, former Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, copper
DIMENSIONS: About 13 1/4 inches high
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.