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Lukwakongo Mask (wood & white chalk)

Lukwakongo Mask (wood & white chalk)
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IMAGE number
HSC181642
Image title
Lukwakongo Mask (wood & white chalk)
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Artist
African School / African
Location
Private Collection
Medium
wood and white chalk
Dimensions
height:21.5 cms
Image description

probably from Congo or Zaire; Lukwakongo masks associated with death and the dead; they belong to bwami members who have reached yananio, the penultimate level in the hierarchy;

Photo credit
Photo © Heini Schneebeli / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
Africa / bwami society / face / status symbol / lega culture / primitive / tribal / ritual object

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