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SOLD / SOLD! MC1451 Nice little mask Lukwakongo LEGA worship of Bwami Congo Mask

SOLD / SOLD! MC1451 Nice little mask Lukwakongo LEGA worship of Bwami Congo Mask

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CONGO DRC

SUPERB LUKWAKONGO LEGA MASK


Nice little mask, visibly old, very expressive despite its absence of a mouth, a relatively rare feature

The Lukwakongo masks are small light wooden masks that belong to high-ranking members of the Bwami (Yananio grade)
This type of mask was used in the framework of the Bwami cult, an initiatory grade society whose secret rites were reserved for initiates. This association organized the social structure and ensured the stability of the Lega community.
 The Lega are a Bantu forest people of Central Africa, established mainly in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, east of the Lwalaba River (the Congo River), up to altitude in the Mitumba mountains,
in the provinces of South Kivu and Maniema.
Features:

TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNIC GROUP: LEGA - Warega
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC
(ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, vegetable fibers
DIMENSIONS: Height 16 cm (wood)
25.5 cm with beard
CONDITION: Fair
See photos.
The base is not included

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Bibliography - Art Lega - Bibliography:

- Lega. Ethics and Beauty in the heart of Africa. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 2002. KBC.
- Lega jewels from the Benoît Rousseau collection. Viviane Baeke, RMCA and Benoît Rousseau. 2013. BRUNEAF.
- In search of the meaning of Bwami, through a collection unlike any other. Viviane Baeke. Undated. Royal Museum for Central Africa.
- The sculpture of the Lega. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 1994. Galerie Hélène and Philippe Leloup-Paris-New-York.
- The arts of Zaire, Vol II Eastern Zaire. Daniel P. Biebuyck, 1986, University of California Press.
- The Art of the Central African Lega, Elizabeth L. Cameron. 2013, Quai Branly Museum.
- Lega Culture. Art, Initiation and Moral Philosophy Among a Central African People. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 1973. University of California Press.
- The Lega and their art. In the footsteps of a dreamer lost in Congoland Emile-Alexandre Georges. 2005. Royal Museum for Central Africa.
- The Lega Art - Greatness and Humility. In the Vallois collection, Valentine Plisnier and Michel Boulanger, 2016.
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CONGO DRC
 
LEGA
Superb Lukwakongo Mask


Nice little mask, visibly old, very expressive despite its absence of a mouth, a relatively rare characteristic

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 initiates. This association organized the social structure and ensured the 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.
 
Features:


TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNIC GROUP: Lega.
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood, Vegetal fibers
DIMENSIONS: About 6 1/4 Inches high
10 inches with the beard
CONDITION:Medium
Please have a look on the pictures.
Base is NOT included