LEGA PEOPLE ZAIRE

Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation Fund LEGA PEOPLEZAIRE First half 20th century Carved wood in rounded oval form with small holes piercing forehead, heart-shaped face with

Lega, Zaire carved wood figure. African. Size: 12.5" H x 4.5" W x 3.5" D

Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation Fund To be sold subject to no reserveSTYLE OF LEGA PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (ZAIRE) Bwami Society Ceremonial Rank Mask Carv

CONGO DRC RARE MBOLE Lilwa Society Mask Bambole are a people whose rites have remained rather mysterious to us. The society of the Lilwa (which could be compared to the Bwami of the Lega) organized th

CONGO DRC Superb idimu Bwami mask Idimu masks are significantly larger than Lukwakongo masks, but stylistically very close These are collective masks used during ceremonies for high-ranking people of

Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation Fund LUBA PEOPLE ZAIRE First half 20th century Face MaskCarved wood face mask with underlying white kaolin with red ochre, dorsal fin on f

Bwami Society Hat, Lega People, Republic of Congo, Africa, West Africa, 20th C. Wood, fiber, shells and buttons. Size: 12.5"H x 5"W x 5"D (12.5 x 12.5 x 32 cm). Based.PLEASE NOTE: All auction items ar

Property of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation FundTo be sold subject to no reserveSTYLE OF KUBA PEOPLE ZAIRE Marriage Box large size carved wood with dark brown patina & red cam wood p

Legea People, Bwami Association, mid 20th Century, Carved and polychromed wood, pigment & fiber, 16 inches tall (including Raffia beard). Provenance: De-accession from The Boca Raton Museum of Art.

Kuba (also called Bakuba) People, Zaire (DR Congo), decorative iron blade hatchet with carved wood handle, aged patina, 14.25"h x 9"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Lega, Zaire (DR Congo), wood ceremonial mask, darkened patina, white pigment with mineral deposits, 8.75"h x 6.75"w x 2"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Kuba (also called Bakuba) People, Zaire (DR Congo), hatchet, carved wood handle with aged patina and decorative perforations on iron blade, 20"h x 9"w PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Go

Chibokwe/Chokwe People, Zaire (DR Congo), wood mask, darkened patina and white pigment, 14.75"h x 11.5"w x 4"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Chibokwe/Chokwe People, Zaire (DR Congo), carved wood mask, darkened patina, 8"h x 6"w x 2.5"d PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Lega Peoples, tribal carved mask, ex-museum, DR Congo, carved and stained wood, oblong face, museum accession number to side edge, 9.25"h x 4.75"w x 1"d Provenance: Deaccessioned works benefiting the

Lega peoples style carved wood mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa, 20th century. Approximate size, 10"H. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New York

Songue people, Zaire. Impressive shapes, the nose forming part of the crest like hairdo, enlarged eyelids, a protruding boxlike mouth, and lineal ornamentation on the entire surface characterize this

CONGO DRC Kasungalala. The Judge Lega people Bwami figure (Iginga). This Iginga named Kasungalala has always raised arm(s). This carving ilustrate the kindi's privilege of serving as arbiter in quarre

Stylized and abstract standing wood figure, carved for use by the Bwami Society, Lega people, D. R. Congo, a red-brown wood with traces of kaolin with mica, 13.5"h

CONGO DRC Kasungalala. The Judge Lega people Bwami figure (Iginga). This Iginga named Kasungalala has always raised arm(s). This carving ilustrate the kindi's privilege of serving as arbiter in quarre

CONGO DRC LEGA PEOPLE BWAMI FIGURE (IGINGA). These statuettes generically called Igingawere used in the cult of the Bwami, an association that organized the social structure and ensured the stability

African Tribal Art: Songue people, Zaire: Kifwebe Mask. Carved wood, Incised decorations polychromed with brown, blue, sienna and kaolin clay pigments. Early 20th century. Impressive shapes, the nose

African Tribal Art: Luba People, Zaire, Moon Mask, 19th/20th Century. Carved wood stained Sienna-brown and black, with incised details enhanced with pigment. Moon masks would have primarily danced in

African Tribal Art: Luba People, Zaire: Female Fetish Figure. Carved wood with attached animal horn at the crown of its head. Brass tacks adorn the forehead; a wrapped bundle held by a braided fiber c