A Rare Lega Sabitwebitwe Many Heads Bwami Society Idol

A carved wooden shrine idol with three faces in opposite directions, a Bwami secret society totem representing the ability to see all the dangers that could be coming, and also used as a hunting charm

A pair of carved wooden Ancestor idols with archaic faces from the Lega, of the Congo, central Africa. The pair of Statues , a male and female are wonderful examples of the style, with the "coffee bea

A Finely carved wooden idol of the Bwami Society with arched brow, wide nose, back of the head is flared and the arms thin and diminutive, the lower torso forms a block like shape. The sculpture has a

A carved wooden mask with two faces and a kaolin clay pigment painted surface, attached raffia grass beard , signs of use. Lega peoples, Bwami secret society, Congo, Africa. The mask measures 10 x 10

A carved wooden shrine object with six ancestor faces decorated with circular designs and inset red glass. Lega peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa.A very unusual example, the sculpture measures 26 x 14 inche

This is a very well handled and worn carved wooden idol with janus mask like faces and some incised design, from the Lega peoples, Congo, central Africa. The wood on this figure is quite smooth from h

A carved wooden arm less idol with a well handled and worn surface patina and obvious age and wear. Bwami Society, Lega peoples, Congo, Africa. The figure measures 13.5 inches tall. Ex Private Oregon

A primitive carved wooden secret Society cult idol with classic facial features, well handled armless simplistic torso and legs and well weathered surface. Lega peoples, Bwami Society, DRC/ Congo, cen

A carved wooden effigy of a Spirit accented with kaolin clay pigments and featuring a highly stylized human form. Lega peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The Figure has a well handled surface patina and mea

A Carved wooden mask accented with kaolin clay and incised designs, and embellished with a raffia grass beard. Lega peoples, DRC/ Congo, Africa. Most Lega 'masks' are actually ornaments rarely worn ov

A very rare carved stone shrine mask used by a diviner in ritual ceremonies. The mask resembles the masks of the Bwami society. The mask measures 11 x 7 inches, 14.5 inches tall on custom display stan

A rare and fascinating Cult object used as part of initiation ceremonies by the Bwami Secret Society, among the Lega peoples of the Congo, central Africa. Such objects are little documented and rare,

Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lega peoples, Bwami society, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare and remarkable hand-carved wood figure known as an iginga - a generic Lega

A unusual carved wooden effigy of a kneeling devotee with 3 Bwami society mask faces coming from the top pf the head. Lega peoples, Congo, central; Africa. The sculpture measures 19.5 inches tall. pro

This is a most unusual find, a carved wooden effigy with a Monkey skull embedded into the head and large round ears to aid in hearing while hunting. The effigy was part of a Hunters shrine and sacrifi

This is a carved wooden shrine idol featuring a wonderfully abstract human form with arms raised above the head. Lega peoples, Congo, Africa. The carving measures 14 x 5 inches. The figure was acquire

Figurine for ritual use by the Bwami Society, Lega, D.R. Congo, unusually thick and solid but appears to be made for use and used, nicely abstracted or stylized head/face

CONGO DRC RARE MBOLE Lilwa Society Mask Bambole are a people whose rites have remained rather mysterious to us. The society of the Lilwa (which could be compared to the Bwami of the Lega) organized th

A Lega Bwami Society wooden mask with minimal wear. Merton Simpson Inventory 8979. 20th century. Lega. Democratic Republic of the Congo._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of

Antique African Lega Bwami Society Hat, DRC. Woven plant fiber, shells, buttons, and hornbill. Provenance: Mythic Arts Africa, New York, 1991. Size without strap: 10'' x 6.5'' x 6'' (25 x 17 x 15 cm);

Antique African Lega Bwami Society Hat, DRC. Early/Mid 20th C. Woven plant fiber, buttons, beads and pair of claws. Provenance: Mythic Arts Africa, New York, 1991. Size Without Strap: 10.5'' x 7'' x 5

Origin: Lega. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: Around 1940. Materials: Wood, Kaolin and rope. Size: "Height 25.5 cm. Width 17.5 cm. Depth 10 cm." Masks like these were used in instruction and i

Antique African Lega Bwami Society Hat, DRC. Woven plant fiber, scallop and other shells, root finial. Size without strap: 7'' x 6'' x 5.5'' (18 x 15 x 14 cm); Height on stand: 15.5" (39 cm). Ex. Cath

Antique African Lega Bwami Society Hat, DRC. Woven plant fiber, shells, cowrie shells and buttons. Provenance: Mythic Arts Africa, New York, 1991. Size without strap: 11'' x 5.75'' x 5.5'' (28 x 15 x