English description below
Congo DRC
LEGA mask
Bwami mask, very beautiful heart-shaped face. The mouth is almost invisible at first glance. It is located just under the chin
A mask with a similar shape on page 73 in "Lega. Ethics and Beauty", D. Biebuyck. 2002
This type of mask was used in the context of the Bwami cult, a "semi-secret" association which organized the social structure and ensured the stability of the Lega community.
Features:
OBJECT TYPE: Mask.
ETHNIC GROUP: LEGA
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC
(ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: Height 24.5 cm
CONDITION: Average
See photos.
The base is NOT included
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Bibliography Bibliography:
- Lega. Ethics and Beauty in the Heart of Africa. Daniel P. Biebuyck. 2002. KBC. - Lega Jewels from the Benoît Rousseau Collection. Viviane Baeke, MRAC and Benoît Rousseau. 2013. BRUNEAF. - In search of the meaning of Bwami, through a collection like no 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 Lega of Central Africa, 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. - The Lega and their art. In the footsteps of a dreamer lost in Congoland. Emile-Alexandre Georges. 2005. Royal Museum for Central Africa. - L'Art Lega - Grandeur and Humility. In the Vallois collection, Valentine Plisnier and Michel Boulanger, 2016 - Sculptures do not speak. The Balega made them speak, Daniel P. Biebuyck Cahiers de literature oral 67-68: 69-81, 2010
- The Warega and the Wabembe. An extraordinary social culture and an astonishing civilization without writing in Central Africa, Alexandre Safiannikoff, 2022, Paul Safiannikoff
- Bela Hein, great initiate of Lega ivories, Bernard de Grunne, 2001
-Lega. Eburnean masks. The ivory masks of the LEGA, Bernad de Grunne, 2021
- Treasures of Africa, Tervuren Museum, collective work, MRAC, 1995 (Notes by Daniel P. Biebuyck)
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CONGO DRC
Beautiful LEGA Mask
Bwami's cult Mask, very beautiful typically heart-shaped face
The mouth is almost invisible at first glance, It is right under the chin
A mask with a similar shape can be seen on page 73 in "Lega, Ethics and Beauty", D. Biebuyck. 2002
This type of mask was used in the cult of the Bwami, a "semi-secret" association that organized the social structure and ensured the stability of the Lega community.
Features:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Mask.
ETHNICAL GROUP: Lega .
ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (former Belgian Congo, former Zaire).
MATERIAL: Wood.
DIMENSIONS: About 9 3/4 Inches high
CONDITION: Medium.
Please have a look on the pictures.
The stand is NOT included
