VENDU / SOLD ! MC1246 Superbe masque idimu LEGA Mask Congo RDC
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Masque Idimu LEGA
Bien que les masques Idimu soient nettement plus grands que les masquettes Lukwakongo, ils en sont très proches stylistiquement. Ce sont des masques collectifs utilisés lors de cérémonies réservées aux haut gradés du Bwami
Les Lega sont un peuple forestier bantou d'Afrique centrale, établi dans l'est de la République démocratique du Congo (RDC), dans les provinces du Sud-Kivu et du Maniema.
Voir photos.
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- Joyaux Lega de la collection Benoît Rousseau. Viviane Baeke, MRAC et Benoît Rousseau. 2013. BRUNEAF.
- Les Lega et leur art. Sur les traces d’un rêveur égaré au Congoland Emile-Alexandre Georges. 2005. Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale.
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CONGO DRC
LEGA BWAMI IDIMU MASK
The heartshaped face covered with kaolin is very characteristic of the Lega art, this beautiful mask have its peculiarity from its eyes placed obliquely, which is not very common
Idimu masks are significantly larger than Lukwakongo masks, but stylistically very close
These are collective masks used during ceremonies for high-ranking people of the Bwami, an association that organized the social structure and ensured the stability of the Lega community.
This type of mask was used as part of the cult of the Bwami, an association that organized the social structure
and ensured the stability of the Lega community.
The Lega are a Bantu forest people of Central Africa, established in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the provinces of South Kivu and Maniema.
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