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Ituri Mask from the Lese Tribe
Vintage Arts:
Regional Art:
African:
Sculpture:
Pre 1970 item# 646993 (stock#005b)
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Tribal Art Site
212-563-2881
$450
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A good example of an Ituri initiation mask, probably from the Lese tribe. The spots on the face are said to represent the leopard, in the sense that the leopard possesses knowledge of the forest that the initiate will need. See Felix, "Ituri" (1992), page 311, plate 60, and page 313, plate 61 for related examples from the Uituri stylistic area. This is a more recent example of this fairly rare mask type represented in "Ituri." Before the 1970's, the art from this area ...click for details
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