Lot 202: An exceptional Lele mask

DR Congo
H: 12"(excl beard)
The flat mask with raised brow, and arc-shaped eyes with raised keloids at the temples. The small nose and tiny mouth well carved and balanced. The mask with a beard made of hair, and reddish pigment over the entire surface with the original fiber coif intact. On a custom base.

Provenance:
Gallery Kahan, NY; a private Virginia collector

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