Bwami LEGA Mask Heart - Shaped Congo African Tribal Art Gallery Belgium
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TRIBALART BE - AFRICAN TRIBAL ART GALLERY - BELGIUM
GALERIE DE LA LOUVE
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CONGO DRCLEGA LUKWAKONGO MASKLovely little mask made of a very light woodThe heart-shaped of the face is typically LegaThis 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 an...d 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.Characteristics:TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.ETHNICAL GROUP: Lega .ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo.DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaïre).MATÉRIAL: WoodDIMENSIONS: About 6 Inches highCONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures. Base is NOT included------------------------------ Bibliographie / Bibliography:
- Lega. Ethique et Beauté au coeur de l'Afrique. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 2002. KBC.- Joyaux Lega de la collection Benoît Rousseau. Viviane Baeke, MRAC et Benoît Rousseau. 2013. BRUNEAF.- A la recherche du sens du Bwami, au fil d'une collection pas comme les autres. Viviane Baeke. Sans date. Musée royal de l'Afrique central.- La sculpture des Lega. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 1994. Galerie Hélène et Philippe Leloup- Paris-New-York.- The arts of Zaïre, Vol II Eastern Zaïre. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 1986 University of California press.- L'art des Lega d'Afrique centrale, Elizabeth L. Cameron. 2013. Musée du quai Branly.- Lega Culture. Art, Initiation and Moral Philosophy Among a Central African People. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 1973. University of California Press.- Les Lega et leur art. Sur les traces d’un rêveur égaré au Congoland. Emile-Alexandre Georges. 2005. Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale.- L'Art Lega - Grandeur et Humilité. Dans la collection Vallier(2016, Valentine Plisnier et Michel Boulanger)
GALERIE DE LA LOUVE
To see our 300 items on EBAY, you have to make research with International option or search on Ebay Fr
CONGO DRCLEGA LUKWAKONGO MASKLovely little mask made of a very light woodThe heart-shaped of the face is typically LegaThis 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 an...d 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.Characteristics:TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.ETHNICAL GROUP: Lega .ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo.DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaïre).MATÉRIAL: WoodDIMENSIONS: About 6 Inches highCONDITION: Medium
Please have a look on the pictures. Base is NOT included------------------------------ Bibliographie / Bibliography:
- Lega. Ethique et Beauté au coeur de l'Afrique. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 2002. KBC.- Joyaux Lega de la collection Benoît Rousseau. Viviane Baeke, MRAC et Benoît Rousseau. 2013. BRUNEAF.- A la recherche du sens du Bwami, au fil d'une collection pas comme les autres. Viviane Baeke. Sans date. Musée royal de l'Afrique central.- La sculpture des Lega. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 1994. Galerie Hélène et Philippe Leloup- Paris-New-York.- The arts of Zaïre, Vol II Eastern Zaïre. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 1986 University of California press.- L'art des Lega d'Afrique centrale, Elizabeth L. Cameron. 2013. Musée du quai Branly.- Lega Culture. Art, Initiation and Moral Philosophy Among a Central African People. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 1973. University of California Press.- Les Lega et leur art. Sur les traces d’un rêveur égaré au Congoland. Emile-Alexandre Georges. 2005. Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale.- L'Art Lega - Grandeur et Humilité. Dans la collection Vallier(2016, Valentine Plisnier et Michel Boulanger)
