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Drc congo lega hat - bwami cult very lovely piecethis society organised the social structure and ensured the stability of the lega communitythe lega are a bantu forest people from central africa, mainly established in the east of the democratic republic of congo, at the east of the lualaba river, up to altitude in the mitumba mountains, in the provinces of south kivu and maniemaprovenance: former sanaga gallery (tours, france)this type of hat was worn by initiates of the bwami cult, an initiation society which secret rites were reserved to initiatescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteformer joseph christiaens collection (brussels, belgium)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
89 €
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These masks are rare and are only used in a few regions within the lega territorycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemask with horns, known under the name of kayamba, a cult of the bwamithis mask is in light-weighted woodour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewe can observe a little toothed mouth, the eyes are in the form of coffee beans, there are multiple holes on the cheeks, the eyebrows and on the nose bridge; these multiple holes reveal the damage caused on a braid by red ants; beautiful, ancient internal patina; remains of kaolin; we can note traces of adze work (have a look at the picture)are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiweight 160 grams; 400 grams including the standshipment via bpost with track & trace, or it can be picked up in brussels
56 €
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African tribal art lukwakondo small mask, from the lega ethnic group, located in eastern congodimensions: 16 cm in height (without the raphia beard)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe mask usually was showed during the ceremonies of the bwami societyregistered shippingvintage wooden maskette with a worn, brownish patinaas like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs and sometimes small scrapesour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeadvancing through the ranks within this bwami society involved a series of initiations accompanied by gifts and paymentscarved out of a single block of wood which shows good signs of age, use, and exposureare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikilukwakongo masks are never worn on the face but are instead tied to the arm or displayed on a fence at the secret bwami meetings
42 €
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Postage stamps of the kingdom of italy, parastatal series "lega nazionale trieste" with original and full gums certified by the philatelic expert "sebastiano cilio" sassone catalogue value: € read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
220 €
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Classic idimu handle mask – lega – dpeople / region: the lega live in the southern part of the kivu province of southeast central dplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinaprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselsde kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in aroundholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingdimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmsold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drthis masks forms part of a very small corpus of idimu objects that are fitted out with a handle at the backour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storewesterdijk, museum ethnologist and cultural anthropologist specialized, for over 50 years now, in the study of the material cultures in african nations that live south of the saharathe facial features of this example are very classical, consisting of a heart-shaped countenance with slit eyes, a rather long, slender nose and a low-placed slit mouth on the rim of the lower facethe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightmaterial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treein good condition, but with signs of age written all over itfine old patina overallall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfaceobtained from him by hare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableit dates back to the periodliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on pp
270 €
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Artist: tony bennett. label: columbia.
14 €
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Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemasks have a height of cmthey are made from bone or hippopotamus toothself-collected in bakongo and kinshasathe frames have a side of 13 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithey are offered in a set of three small frames that form a whole, but of course the masks can also be arranged separatelysent with track and trace read morea nice lot of small masks from congo
85 €
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It is the legacy of the lega people’s belief, transmitted to other peoples from their lineagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe belief in the spirit of nature was quite developedeach individual could evoke the spirit of his major lineage in the villagealthough the metoko and the lengola were uncivilised forest peoples, they all believed in a god creator, represented in different cultural objects, masks, figurines and sculptures named “kakongo”among the rites of passage, only those who believed deserved to be mentioned, like for example the “tshoo” of the metokobut the reference to ancestors, in order to reach god was greaterour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebut those rites were quite simple and did not include an esoteric teaching comparable to the one of the region of balese-komoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihe would also evoke the one of his uncle, if he was in the same villagefor them, this god is like a first ancestor or cultural hero
305 €
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Corpo resistente in lega di magnesio: a prova di acqua e polveredotazione: scatola, istruzioni, sw, tappo corpo bf-1b, copri slitta flash, carica batterie mh-25, batteria nikon en-el15, tracollail materiale usato è esente iva art
710 €
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Sub genre: compilationgenre: classicalmissing information?
153 €