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Description
Lega

Type of artwork	Ethnographic art
Period	1900 to 1944
Technique	Other
Style	African
Subject	Mask

Dimensions

22 x 18 x 8 cm (h x w x d)

Description

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Congo: 2 Tribal used African turtle masks from the Lega Bwami. (zeldzaam)
This type of masks are used in context of initiation.

Hand carved Height are 22 cm and 20 cm.

The 100,000 to 250,000 Lega inhabit the virgin forest of eastern DRC, between the great lakes and the Lualaba River, next to Luba people. The Lega do not possess a centralized political organization, and both men and women aspire to moral authority by gaining high rank in the bwami association. They live in the autonomous villages collectively situated at the summit of a hill surrounded by a palisade. They practice a mixed economy involving agriculture, hunting and fishing. Division of labor is gender based and akin to the economic patterns of other tribes living in the forest environment: men hunt and clear new land and women cultivate manioc and other crops. The function of the bwami is to regulate the social, religious, and political life of the Lega. It is conveying ethical principles and establishing social norms. Circumcision was an indispensable process that allowed entrance into the bwami. It was accompanied by the teaching of proverbs and instruction in the handling of objects endowed with moral and practical significance. The bwami was divided into several levels. To pass to the next level, a series of initiations, gifts, and payments were needed; and this meant that one had attained a certain wisdom and acquired a personal moral sense. The great ceremonies organized for the accession to the highest level would require that entire villages be constructed to house the clan of the candidate and members of the other clans who often came from very far away to participate in the festivities. The objects are frequently moved around in various containers and grouped in large number for ceremonial displays; for this reason, there is no large Lega art.
stand not included.

Condition

Very good

Shipment

Pick up

The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Hengelo, The Netherlands

Shipment

Parcel post

Price

Up to 5 kg.

Within The Netherlands

€7.25

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