SOLD / SOLD! MC1637 Beautiful LWALWA mask covered with copper Lwalu Mask Congo DRC

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 with copper

The Lwalwa, a people who live in the province of Kasaï, 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 with copper are rare

Features:

TYPE OF OBJECT: 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: Fair
See photos.

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Bibliography - Bibliography

- The 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.
ETHNIC GROUP: Lwalwa Lwalu Lualua
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, copper
DIMENSIONS: About 13 1/4 inches high
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.