MC1154 Statuette anthropomorphe Iginga LEGA Bwami figure
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English description below
CONGO RDC
Jolie figurine anthropomorphe (Iginga) LEGA
Ils étaient conservés dans des sacs en osier, entretenus par de nombreuses applications d'huiles. qui leur donnaient ces couleurs incomparables.
Le Bwami était une société initiatique de grade dont les rites secrets étaient réservés aux initiés. Cette association organisait la structure sociale et assurait la stabilité de la communauté Lega.
- Joyaux Lega de la collection Benoît Rousseau. Viviane Baeke, MRAC et Benoît Rousseau. 2013. BRUNEAF.
- Les Lega et leur art. Sur les traces d’un rêveur égaré au Congoland Emile-Alexandre Georges. 2005. Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale.
Cute anthropomorphic figure (Iginga)
LEGA
Beautiful little iginga, a bust on a stylized pedestal
The eyes are in cowrie shapes, shells traditionally used in this region of the country. This kind of figurine was used as part of the Bwami cult during scenes illustrating the aphorisms of which the Lega are fond. They were kept in wicker bags, many applications of oils gave them these incomparable colors.
This type of figures was used in the cult of the Bwami, an association that organized the social structure and ensured the stability of the Lega community.
The Lega are a Bantu forest people of Central Africa, established in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the provinces of South Kivu and Maniema.