Description

Title: LEGA Statue Cult of Bwami Warega Figure Congo African Tibal African Art 2088

Description: DRC Congo

LEGA Statuette

Anthropomorphic statuettes used as part of the cult of the Bwami are generically referred to as Iginga.

Collective, sacred properties, they are kept secret, usually in closed wicker baskets. Their use is reserved, with exceptions, for passages to the upper (Yananio) and supreme (Kindi) levels.

The statue is inseparable from the associated aphorism.

The Bwami is a hierarchical association that structures the Lega company and ensures its stability. Each level crossing gives rise to initiation rites where one speaks, sings, mimes, exposes, transmits meaningful aphorisms.""

"The objective is to formulate and interpret in multiple symbolic ways the principles, moral and philosophical values of the Bwami, to grant initiates the ritual objects corresponding to their rank, and to transmit prestige, privilege and knowledge."" "The objective is to formulate and interpret in multiple symbolic ways the principles, moral and philosophical values of the Bwami, to grant initiates the ritual objects corresponding to their rank, and to transmit prestige, privilege and knowledge." — (Biebuyk, Sculptures do not speak, 2010)

The Lega are a forested Bantu people established in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in the provinces of South Kivu and Maniema."

Features:
Item Type: Statue, Statuette, Figurine
ETHNIC GROUP: Lega - Warega
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo (former Belgian Congo, former Zaire)
PROVINCES: South Kivu, Maniema
MATERIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: Height: 26 cm
CONDITION: Medium - See photos

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Bibliography - Art Lega - Bibliography
- Alloy. Ethics and Beauty in the Heart of Africa, Daniel P. Biebuyck, 2002, KBC
- Lega Jewels, Baeke & Rousseau, 2013, BRUNEAF
- In Search of the Meaning of the Bwami, V. Baeke, MRAC
- La sculpture des Lega, Biebuyck, 1994, Galerie Leloup
- The Arts of Zaire II, Biebuyck, 1986, Univ. of California
- L’art des Lega, E. Cameron, 2013, Quai Branly
- Lega Culture, Biebuyck, 1973
- The Lega and Their Art, E.A. Georges, 2005, MRAC
- L’Art Lega – Vallois Collection, Plisnier & Boulanger, 2016
- Sculptures do not speak, Biebuyck, 2010
- The Warega and the Wabembe, A. Safiannikoff, 2022
- Bela Hein, Bernard de Grunne, 2001
- Trésors d’Afrique, MRAC, 1995

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LEGA Statue Cult of Bwami Warega Figure Congo African Tibal African Art 2088

Name: LEGA Statue Cult of Bwami Warega Figure Congo African Tibal African Art 2088
SKU: 226741604
Price: 360 USD
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