Lwalwa Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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height 12 1/2in (31.8cm)
Provenance
Paul Timmermans Collection, Tervuren
Pierre Dartevelle Gallery, Brussels
Richard Dams, Galerie Arts Premiers, Belgium
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Of classic stylized form with an exceptionally large and prominent nose, a headdress marked by a ridge, rectilinear pierced eyes highlighted with kaolin and ending in temple scarifications, protruding lips and a pointed chin; pierced along the rim on the upper half with dark brown semi-glossy patina to the front.
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nkaki
height 12 1/2in (31.8cm)
Provenance
Paul Timmermans Collection, Tervuren
Pierre Dartevelle Gallery, Brussels
Richard Dams, Galerie Arts Premiers, Belgium
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Of classic stylized form with an exceptionally large and prominent nose, a headdress marked by a ridge, rectilinear pierced eyes highlighted with kaolin and ending in temple scarifications, protruding lips and a pointed chin; pierced along the rim on the upper half with dark brown semi-glossy patina to the front.
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