Reserved / Reserved MC1522 Very large Statue Ubanga Nyama Lengola figure 162cm 63" !

Large Statue "Ubanga Nyama" LENGOLA 162 cm!

Superb geometry

Virtually nothing is known about the use of these statues , which are made up of several parts and can be taken apart. Joseph Cornet and Marc Léo Félix speculated that it would be a representation of the founding ancestor of the tribe
The Lengola are a Bantu forest people of Central Africa, settled in the center east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), They are geographically and culturally close to the Metoko. Like them, they practice the cult of Bukota, a semi-secret society which organizes the social structure and ensured the stability of the community

Large "Ubanga Nyama" LENGOLA Figure 63"

Superb geometry and stylization for this figure

Virtually nothing is known about the use of these statues, which are made up of several parts and can be taken apart. Joseph Cornet and Marc Léo Félix speculated that it would be a representation of the founding ancestor of the tribe
The Lengola are a Bantu forest people of Central Africa, settled in the center-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). They are geographically and culturally close to the Metoko. Like them, they practice the cult of Bukota, a semi-secret society which organizes the social structure and ensures the stability of the community.