Lot 115 - Pair of Vintage Lega Lukwakongo Carved Wood Masks with Raffia Beards, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Lot 115 - Pair of Vintage Lega Lukwakongo Carved Wood Masks with Raffia Beards, Democratic Republic of the CongoPair of vintage Lega Lukwakongo carved wood masks from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Both masks feature heart shaped faces with kaolin pigment, narrow slit eyes, and vertical ridged noses characteristic of the Lega tradition. Each mask retains attached raffia fiber beard material at the chin. One mask has a lighter overall surface with a prominent central vertical ridge running from forehead to chin, while the other has a darker brown surface

This is a police arrest card featuring a mounted photograph depicting William Morrill in profile and frontal views

Historic WWII Postcard Lot from a New England collection

Plastic mesh backing added to back of ribbon for stability

The bird is painted in yellow

Black and white glass plate photographic negative depicting an elaborately decorated parade float featuring American flags

The diary is bound in a green leather-like cover

Manufacturer name illegible

including surface wear and scuffing to the telephone body

Item dimensions of each shoe

Grouping of nine antique German Zinnfiguren (flat tin figures) on integral bases

reflecting the satirical and theatrical tone typical of diablerie imagery

Hazen Company out of New York