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LEGA Lukwakongo Wood Mask Bwami Cult Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1451

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LEGA Lukwakongo Wood Mask Bwami Cult Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1192: CONGO DRC LEGA Bwami Lukwakongo Mask Beautiful heart-shaped face mask bleached with kaolin Eyes are cowry-shaped, the mouth is barely suggested Cross-shaped scarifications on the forehead and cheeks L

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LEGA Wood idimu Mask Bwami Cult Congo Zaire DRC African Tribal Art 1264: CONGO DRC POWERFUL LEGA BWAMI IDIMU MASK (One of a pair: see picture n°12) This mask is part of a pair, most likely from the hand of the same artist A special price can be negotiated for both, it wou

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Beautiful idimu LEGA Bwami Cult Wood Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1056: CONGO DRC LEGA BWAMI IDIMU MASK This type of mask was used as part of the cult of the Bwami, an association that organized the social structure and ensured the stability of the Lega community. The Leg

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LEGA idimu Wood Mask Cult of the Bwami Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1081: CONGO DRC LEGA BWAMI IDIMU MASK Joli petit masque idimu Le visage en forme de cœur blanchi au kaolin est typique La forme de la bouche est assez originale Idimu masks are significantly larger tha

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LEGA idimu Wood Mask Cult of the Bwami Congo DRC African Tribal Art 0771: CONGO DRC LEGA BWAMI MASK Atypical mask, by the shape of his nose and the bags under eyes that may suggest an influence of neighboring Bembe This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami, a "sem

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LEGA cute Lukwakongo Mask cult of the Bwami Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1093: CONGO DRC LEGA Lukwakongo Mask Nice and very expressive little maskette Lukwakongo maskettes are small and light wooden masks belonging to high-ranking members of the Bwami (rank Yananio) This type of

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LEGA cute Lukwakongo Mask cult of the Bwami Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1086: CONGO DRC LEGA Lukwakongo mask Beautiful small very light wooden mask Heart-shaped face highlighted by kaolin. Lukwakongo maskettes are small and light wooden masks belonging to high-ranking members o

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LEGA cute Lukwakongo Mask cult of the Bwami Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1091: CONGO DRC LEGA cute Lukwakongo mask Lukwakongo maskettes are small and light wooden masks belonging to high-ranking members of the Bwami (rank Yananio) This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bw

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LEGA cute Lukwakongo Mask cult of the Bwami Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1085: CONGO DRC LEGA cute Lukwakongo mask Lukwakongo maskettes are small and light wooden masks belonging to high-ranking members of the Bwami (rank Yananio) This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bw

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Superb Double LEGA Idimu Bwami wood Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 1205: CONGO DRC SUPERB DOUBLE LEGA BWAMI IDIMU MASK Rare Double face Mask This type of mask was used as part of the cult of the Bwami, an association that organized the social structure and ensured the stab

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LEGA Idimu Bwami wood Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 0873: CONGO DRC LEGA BWAMI MASK The heartshaped face covered with kaolin is very characteristic of the Lega art This type of mask was used as part of the cult of the Bwami, an association that organized the

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LEGA Lukwakongo Wood Mask Bwami Cult Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1451

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CONGO DRC

LEGA
Superb Lukwakongo Mask
Nice little mask, visibly old, very expressive despite its absence of a mouth, a relatively rare characteristic
Lukwakongo maskettes are small and light wooden masks belonging to high-ranking members of the Bwami (rank Yananio)
This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami, a level society whose rites were reserved for the initiates. This association organized the social structure and ensured the stability of the Lega community.

The Lega are a Bantu forest people of Central Africa,
established mainly in the east of the Congo Drc, east of the Lwalaba River (the Congo River), up to the altitude in the Mitumba Mountains,
in the provinces of South Kivu and Maniema.

Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Lega .
ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaïre).
MATÉRIAL: Wood, Vegetal fibers
DIMENSIONS: About 6 1/4 Inches high
10 inches with the beard
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.
Base is NOT included

BIBLIOGRAPHIE / BIBLIOGRAPHY :
- LEGA. ETHIQUE ET BEAUTE AU COEUR DE L'AFRIQUE. DANIEL P. BIEBUYCK. 2002. KBC.
- JOYAUX LEGA DE LA COLLECTION BENOIT ROUSSEAU. VIVIANE BAEKE, MRAC ET BENOIT ROUSSEAU. 2013. BRUNEAF.
- A LA RECHERCHE DU SENS DU BWAMI, AU FIL D'UNE COLLECTION PAS COMME LES AUTRES. VIVIANE BAEKE. SANS DATE. MUSEE ROYAL DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE
- LA SCULPTURE DES LEGA. DANIEL P. BIEBUYCK. 1994. GALERIE HELENE ET PHILIPPE LELOUP- PARIS-NEW-YORK.
- THE ARTS OF ZAIRE, VOL II EASTERN ZAIRE. DANIEL P. BIEBUYCK. 1986 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS.
- L'ART DES LEGA D'AFRIQUE CENTRALE, ELIZABETH L. CAMERON. 2013. MUSEE DU QUAI BRANLY.
- LEGA CULTURE. ART, INITIATION AND MORAL PHILOSOPHY AMONG A CENTRAL AFRICAN PEOPLE. DANIEL P. BIEBUYCK. 1973. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS.
- LES LEGA ET LEUR ART. SUR LES TRACES D’UN REVEUR EGARE AU CONGOLAND. EMILE-ALEXANDRE GEORGES. 2005. MUSEE ROYAL DE L'AFRIQUE CENTRALE.
- L'ART LEGA - GRANDEUR ET HUMILITE. DANS LA COLLECTION VALLIER (2016, VALENTINE PLISNIER ET MICHEL BOULANGER)
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