SOLD / SOLD! Pretty mask LUENA LWENA cute mask FB012
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ANGOLA
SUPERB LITTLE LWENA MASK
Beautiful old mask, the finesse and accuracy of the sculptor give this work an incomparable expression that mixes seduction and melancholy
The Lwena are a small Bantu people (by number) living mainly in Angola, but also in Congo DRC. Culturally, artistically, they are close to the Tshokwe
PROVENANCE: French private collection of Mr FB, visual artist, collector and expert in primitive arts for several auction rooms
(More details on request)
PROVENANCE: French private collection of Mr FB, visual artist, collector and expert in primitive arts for several auction rooms
(More details on request)
Features:
ITEM TYPE: Mask
ETHNIC GROUP: Luena - Lwena
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Angola
MATERIAL: Wood, beads, metal, fibers
SIZE: 21cm
SIZE: 21cm
CONDITION: OK
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Bibliography - Bibliography
- Chokwe, Boris Wastiau, Five Continents, 2006
- Art and Mythology, Tshokwe Figures, collection, 1988, Dapper Museum
- Art and Power in the Central African savannah, Constantin Petridis, Mercator Fund, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2008 (pages 91 -112)
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ANGOLA
CUTE LUENA - LWENA MASK
Beautiful old mask, the finesse and accuracy of the sculptor give this piece an incomparable expression that mixes seduction and melancholy
The Lwena are a small Bantu people (by the number) living mainly in Angola, but also in Congo DRC.
Culturally, artistically, they are close to the Chokwé
Culturally, artistically, they are close to the Chokwé
PROVENANCE: Private French collection of Mr. FB, painter, collector and tribal art expert for several auction houses
(More details on request)
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask
ETHNIC GROUP: Luena Lwena
ORIGIN: Angola.
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: About 8 1/4 Inches high.
CONDITION: Fair
Please have a look on the pictures.
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