Lega initiation figure of the Bwami - DRC Congo -

Title: Lega Bwami initiation figure - DRC Congo- African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Statue Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood Dimensions: 17,72 Inch Weight: 1,

Title: Lega Bwami figure of initiation - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Figure, ancestor, statue Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood Dimensions:

CONGO DRC LEGA janus Figure Very nice two-headed Lega sculpture Lega figures with multiple heads are Sakimatwematwe Daniel Biebuyck names those with two heads Sameisomabili in Ethics and Beauty (page

CONGO DRC LEGA three-headed Figure Lega figures with multiple heads are Sakimatwematwe The figures used in the cult of the Bwami are generically called Iginga Collective, sacred properties, they are k

CONGO DRC Kasungalala. The Judge Lega people Bwami figure (Iginga). This Iginga named Kasungalala has always raised arm(s). This carving ilustrate the kindi's privilege of serving as arbiter in quarre

CONGO RDC Anthropomorphic statuette (Iginga) LEGA This kind of figurine was used in the context of the cult of Bwami, during small scenes illustrating the aphorisms of which the Lega are fond. Bwami i

CONGO DRC Kasungalala. The Judge Lega people Bwami figure (Iginga). This Iginga named Kasungalala has always raised arm(s). This carving ilustrate the kindi's privilege of serving as arbiter in quarre

Title: Iginga Lega of Bwami figure - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Dimension: 11,02 Inch Materials: Wood Weight: 0,55 Pounds Item type: F

CONGO DRC Kasungalala. The Judge Lega people Bwami figure (Iginga). This Iginga named Kasungalala has always raised arm. This carving ilustrate the kindi's privilege of serving as arbiter in quarrels

DescriptionCONGO DRCJanus LEGA FigureThese figures are among those that symbolize wisdom.The two-headed figures are called according to the regions KILOLA KUBILI, KUNGUBILI, SHAMASHWA MABILI or MULI M

CONGO DRC Rare and large LEGA statue "Wasesile Wise Kuboku" Lega statuettes are generally quite small, this one is an exception with its 17 1/2 inches. Usually, those with one or both arms raised repr

Title: Lega bwami wooden figure - DRC Congo- African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Figure, fetish, statue Date/Period: Mid 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood Dimensions: 9,45 Inch Weight:

Title: Lega Bwami wooden figure - DRC Congo- African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Figure, statue Date/Period: Second half 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood Dimensions: 13,39 Inch Weight

CONGO DRC LEGA PEOPLE BWAMI FIGURE (IGINGA). These statuettes generically called Igingawere used in the cult of the Bwami, an association that organized the social structure and ensured the stability

An African DRC Congo Lega Bwami Idimu initiation mask carved wood painted depicting a man's face having smooth forehead, cheeks, simple mouth and eye openings, small nose, with painted repeating dot p

An African DRC Congo Lega Bwami Idimu initiation mask, stained carved wood, natural pigment red ochres and kaolin depicting a man's face having smooth forehead, cheeks, simple mouth and concave eye su

An African DRC Congo Lega Bwami Idimu initiation mask carved wood, stained red, natural pigment depicting a man's face having smooth forehead, cheeks, simple mouth and concave eye surrounds and almond

An African DRC Congo Lega Bwami Idimu initiation mask carved wood depicting a man's face having smooth forehead, cheeks, simple mouth and concave eye surrounds and almond shaped eye slit openings, sma

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

CONGO DRC Female LEGA Figure Kakinga ( "Young Woman" ) The figures used in the cult of the Bwami are generically called Iginga Collective, sacred properties, they are kept in secret, generally in clos

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

Title: Lega Bwami mask - DRC, Congo - African Art Tribal Art Date/Period: Mid 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Dimension: 9,45 Inch Materials: Wood Weight: 0,33 Pounds Item type: Mask Description: With

Title: Lega Bwami mask - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Item Category: Mask Date/Period: Mid 20th century Origin: DRC, Congo Materials: Wood Dimensions: 8,66 Inch Weight: 0,44 Pounds Note: Stand n

Title: Sakimatwematwe Lega wood figure - DRC Congo - African Art Tribal Art Provenance/Additional Info: Combined with a notion of foresight, this African sculpture Sakimatwematwe (Multi-heads) forms a