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LEGA Powerful Bwami cult Lukwakongo wooden Mask Congo
LEGA Powerful Bwami cult Lukwakongo wooden Mask Congo
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  • Title: LEGA Powerful Bwami cult Lukwakongo wooden Mask Congo Drc African Tribal Art 809
  • Additional Information: CONGO DRC

    Powerful LEGA Bwami Lukwakongo
    MASK
    Small mask, very special
    With his engraved beard and headdress and traces of polychrome, three rare elements in the masks of this tribe
    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 Lega are a Bantu forest people of Central Africa, established in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 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
    DIMENSIONS: About 7 Inches high
    CONDITION: Medium
    Please have a look on the pictures.
    The 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)

    Reserve: $300.00

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    LEGA Powerful Bwami cult Lukwakongo wooden Mask Congo

    Estimate $350 - $400
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    Starting Price $240
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