Old LEGA Bwami Cult wood Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art Africain mc 1858

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Title: Old LEGA Bwami Cult wood Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art Africain mc 1858

Description: CONGO DRC
Powerful idimu LEGA Mask
Visibly a very old one
This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami, a level society whose rites were reserved for the initiates
This association organized the social structure and ensured the stability of the Lega community.
The Lega are a Bantu forest people of Central Africa,established mainly in the east of the Congo Drc, east of the Lwalaba River (the Congo River), up to the altitude in the Mitumba Mountains,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 9 3/4 Inches high (25 cm)
CONDITION: Medium

Reserve: $700.00

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Old LEGA Bwami Cult wood Mask Congo DRC African Tribal Art Africain mc 1858

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Estimate $800-$1,000

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