LEGA PAINTED MASK

A group of four masks. ++ A oval shaped wooden painted face mask, DRC, Lega style. 20th century,. ++ A white and tan face mask, Gabon Kota style. 20th century,. ++ A cream colored face mask with diago

A carved wood flat disc shaped mask painted with kaolin clay pigments and featuring classic heart shaped facial features for a Bwami society mask, along with attached raffia grass bead, old woven gras

A small carved wooden mask painted with kaolin clay and adorned with incised linear designs and a raffia grass beard. The mask shows plenty of evidence of handling and wear. Traditionally the members

Carved wooden face mask with painted star like designs. From the Lega peoples of the Congo, Africa. A metal display stand will also be included with this lot. Measures 13 x 8 inches. Please note that

Carved wooden face mask with painted star like designs. From the Lega peoples of the Congo, Africa. A metal display stand will also be included with this lot. Measures 13 x 8 inches.

A unusual carved wooden mask featuring two mask faces painted with kaolin clay pigment with incised linear designs. Lega peoples, DRC/Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 14 inches tall x 7 inches

A Carved wooden face mask with painted spots around a black and white division of the mask sides, likely a representation of the divide between the world of the living and the spirit world. The mask h

An African DRC Congo Lega Bwami Idimu initiation mask carved wood painted depicting a man's face having smooth forehead, cheeks, simple mouth and eye openings, small nose, with painted repeating dot p

A carved wooden mask featuring two janus mask faces and painted with a thick layer of kaolin clay pigment. Lega peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The mask measures 11.5 x 8 inches ( 18 inches tall

A carved wooden Dance mask with kaolin clay painted face and raffia grass beard attached. Bwami Society, Lega peoples, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 11 x 6.5 inches ( 19 inches when adding in the l

A carved wooden dance mask with incised and carved linear designs, almond shaped eyes, pierced for suspension, painted with kaolin clay pigments. lega peoples, Bwami society, DRC/ Congo, central Afric

Carved wooden mask with kaolin clay pigment painted face accented with round inset designs on a overall archaic style face. The mask has been custom mounted to a tall professional display stand making

A carved wooden mask with incised linear designs, kaolin clay painted face and wonderful stylized form. Lega peoples, Bwami society, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 9 x 7 inches.

A carved wooden mask with two faces and a kaolin clay pigment painted surface, attached raffia grass beard , signs of use. Lega peoples, Bwami secret society, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 10

This is a very fine old Lega maskette worn by members of the Bwami secret society. carved wood with a kaolin clay painted face and several drilled holes, some for attachment, others for decorative pur

A Small carved wooden mask with incised linear scar like designs, oval eyes and round form, painted with kaolin clay worn smooth from handling over many years. Lega peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa

Lega Mask, Democratic Republic of the Congo, oval form, the heart-shaped facial plane with long raffia beard attached at the chin beneath a slit mouth, long straight nose, and cutout coffee bean eyes,

Maske, "lukwakongo" Lega, DR Kongo Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Raphia. H 29 cm (53,5 cm mit Raphia) Provenienz: Nachlass Alberto Galaverni (1933-2013), Parma. Im Inventar der Sammlung Galaverni wie f

An Egyptian parcel paint decorated mask fragmentprobably AncientMounted on a board affixed to a wooden stand.overall height 15 1/2in (39cm); width 14 1/4in (36cm); depth 6in (15cm)

Maske, "idimu" Lega, DR Kongo Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 27,5 cm. Provenienz: Helmut (1931-2021) und Marianne Zimmer, Zürich. Die beeindruckenden, auf das Wesentliche reduzierten Masken d

Lega mask with kaolin remains. Custom stand is included. Dimensions: 8-1/2" H x 5-1/4" W. Provenance: Ex. Merton Simpson Collection.

A Carved wooden mask with classic facial features, incised linear designs, remnants of kaolin clay pigments and a raffia grass beard. Such masks were used as clam emblems of the Bwami society, lega pe

Hammered and scribe copper, hand painted mask, Pacific Northwest, size is 19 1/2" x 14" wide. Maker unknown

Varying cultures and types, including one body mask. Dimensions: (Largest) H 23" x W 9" x D 8" Condition: Various losses. Surface wear.