Rome, Italie
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LOT 307:
A TEXTILE, LEATHER, COWRIE SHELLS, BEADS AND HAIR 'MUKENGA' ROYAL MASK
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Prix de départ:
€
550
Prix estimé :
€550 - €650
Commission de la maison de ventes: 25%
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A TEXTILE, LEATHER, COWRIE SHELLS, BEADS AND HAIR 'MUKENGA' ROYAL MASK
Democratic Republic of the Kongo, Kuba
50 cm high
Provenance: Vittorio Bellini (1936-2009) collection.
The 'mukenga' masks are among the most spectacular objects created by the Kuba culture, closely connected with the highest social hierarchies of the community. They are representations of the elephant, an animal that is associated with the royal world: the high central protuberance is evidently the tusk of the pachyderm, as well as the two smaller ones on the sides, which symbolize health and fertility respectively. The 'mukenga' were worn especially at the funeral of high dignitaries.
