Lega "Bwami" Society Figure

Africa, ca. 20th century. Bene Lula figure and taller Lega figure, a Bwami society figure. Both figures from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Custom bases. MEASUREMENTS Height of tallest including ba

Nice African Tribal LEGA Figure from the Bwami Society. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Second half of the 20th Century. Lega. Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wood and traces of red paste.. Height

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 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

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

Stylized and abstract standing wood figure, carved for use by the Bwami Society, Lega people, D. R. Congo, a red-brown wood with traces of kaolin with mica, 13.5"h

Powerfull wooden Katanda figure from the Lega tribe of DR Congo. Within the context of the Bwami society one finds a number of fixed representations of important social themes. One is Katanda. Katanda

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

Antique African Lega Bwami Society Button Hat, DRC. Woven plant fiber, buttons, beads and hair. On stand. Provenance: Mythic Arts Africa, New York, 1991. Size without strap: 12'' x 6.5'' x 7'' (30 x 1

A tall carved wooden effigy of an ancestral spirit with another mask face coming from the abdomen, and the entire sculpture covered in round designs. Lega peoples, Congo, Africa. The sculpture measure

A Carved wooden maskette with classic facial features, multiple holes, remnants of kaolin clay pigments and a long raffia grass beard. Such masks were used as clam emblems of the Bwami society, lega p

A very finely carved wooden mask with circular designs and a wonderful stylized form. lega peoples, Bwami society, DRC/ Congo, Africa. The mask measures 8 x 4.5 inches ( 11.75 inches on custom display

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 maskette with incised linear designs and accented with kaolin clay pigments, and has a well handled smooth surface patina. Lega peoples, Bwami Society, DRC. Congo, Africa. The mask mea

A carved wooden dance mask with incised and carved linear designs, almond shaped eyes, pierced for suspension, painted with kaolin clay pigments. lega peoples, Bwami society, DRC/ Congo, central Afric

A Very fine old example of the Bwami society masks, Carved from wood with incised linear designs and a heavy kaolin clay accent that has been worn away from handling. The mask is small and was likely

A carved wooden face mask with classic form and divided into black and white sections, suggesting the duality of the world of the living existing with the spirit world. Lega peoples, Bwami secret soci

This is a very fine old Lega maskette worn by members of the Bwami secret society. carved wood with a kaolin clay painted face and several drilled holes, some for attachment, others for decorative pur