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Lega mask - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art
Lega mask - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art
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  • Title: Lega mask - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art
  • Item Category: Mask
  • Alleged Seniority: Second half 20th century
  • Origin: DRC, Congo
  • Materials: Wood
  • Dimensions: 9,84 Inch
  • Weight: 1,43 Pounds
  • Note: Stand not included. A universal or custom base can be ordered separately.
  • Additional Information: Within the Lega, the Bwami society open to men and women,organized social and political life. There were up to seven levels of initiation, each associated with emblems. Following their exodus from Uganda during the seventeenth century, the Lega settled on the west bank of the Lualaba River in the DRC. In ritual ceremonies, Idumu masks were presented to initiates placed on a fence and surrounded by smaller sized masks. The teacher would guide the aspirant to a place where masks and statuettes were displayed, and it was through careful observation that the future initiate had to guess the more or less complex meaning of these metaphors, the latter referring largely to proverbs and sayings. Those who were not allowed to see the object, in order to be protected from it, had to undergo costly ceremonies, and sometimes even join the lower rank of the Bwami,the kongabulumbu ,at great expense to the families. Each of these initiations took place over seven days and involved at least seven performances. Objects "won" individually were then kept in a woven bag worn on the shoulder, in a basket for those won collectively. (Art of the Lega, Cameron)

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    Lega mask - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art

    Estimate $200 - $250
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    Starting Price $140
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