Cute LEGA Lukwakongo Mask Cult of the Bwami Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1566

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Title: Cute LEGA Lukwakongo Mask Cult of the Bwami Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1566

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 7 3/4 Inches high (wood only) (19.5 cm)
CONDITION: Medium

Reserve: $300.00

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Cute LEGA Lukwakongo Mask Cult of the Bwami Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1566

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