Beautifu Lega idimu Bearded Mask Bwami Congo African Tribal Art mc 1857

Description

Title: Beautifu Lega idimu Bearded Mask Bwami Congo African Tribal Art mc 1857

Description: CONGO DRC
Beautiful idimu LEGA Mask
Face whitened with a very mineral kaolin (glitter effect)
Dot scarifications on the forehead
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
DIMENSIONS: About 9 Inches high (23 cm)
CONDITION: Medium
Defect on the right side (see last pictures)
Base is NOT included

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Beautifu Lega idimu Bearded Mask Bwami Congo African Tribal Art mc 1857

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