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Nice LEGA Bwami Cult wood Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art Africain mc 1850
Nice LEGA Bwami Cult wood Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art Africain mc 1850
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Description
CONGO DRC
Superb LEGA Bwami mask
Probably Muminia
For a mask with similar architecture, see the one at the Metropolitan in New York
(Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, ex Henri Kamer, n°1978.412.581)
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).
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 10 1/2 Inches high (27cm)
CONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.
Base is NOT included

Reserve: $800.00

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    Nice LEGA Bwami Cult wood Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art Africain mc 1850

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