Cute LEGA Lukwakongo Mask Cult of Bwami Congo DRC African Tribal Art mc 1875

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Title: Cute LEGA Lukwakongo Mask Cult of Bwami Congo DRC African Tribal Art mc 1875

Description: CONGO DRC

Cute Lukwakongo LEGA Mask

Lukwakongo maskettes are small and light wooden masks belonging to high-ranking members of the Bwami (rank Yananio)

This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami, a level society whose rites were reserved for the initiatesThis association organized the social structure and ensuredthe 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, vegetal fibers

DIMENSIONS: About 6 1/4 Inches high (wood only) (16 cm)

CONDITION: Medium

Reserve: $350.00

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Cute LEGA Lukwakongo Mask Cult of Bwami Congo DRC African Tribal Art mc 1875

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