A passport mask

Description:

Possibly Lega, Zaire, Democratic Republik of the Congo
H. 9,5 cm
Small heart-shaped mask with abstracted facial features and a bean-shaped eye area. Linear incised decoration in the area of the nose, eyes and mouth.
From the collection of Helmut Zake (1918-1995), Heidelberg, German historian and founder of the Society for Ethnology and Tribal Art; inherited within the family - Partly traces of age and slightly damaged