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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 maniemaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeformer joseph christiaens collection (brussels, belgium)please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis type of hat was worn by initiates of the bwami cult, an initiation society which secret rites were reserved to initiatesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableprovenance: former sanaga gallery (tours, france)
89 €
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These masks are rare and are only used in a few regions within the lega territorywe 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)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storemask with horns, known under the name of kayamba, a cult of the bwamiweight 160 grams; 400 grams including the standplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteshipment via bpost with track & trace, or it can be picked up in brusselsthis mask is in light-weighted woodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
56 €
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African tribal art lukwakondo small mask, from the lega ethnic group, located in eastern congoas like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs and sometimes small scrapesvintage wooden maskette with a worn, brownish patinaour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe mask usually was showed during the ceremonies of the bwami societydimensions: 16 cm in height (without the raphia beard)registered shippingplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteadvancing through the ranks within this bwami society involved a series of initiations accompanied by gifts and paymentslukwakongo masks are never worn on the face but are instead tied to the arm or displayed on a fence at the secret bwami meetingsare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablecarved out of a single block of wood which shows good signs of age, use, and exposure
42 €
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepostage 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 moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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 dobtained from him by hwesterdijk, 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 saharamaterial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikide kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in aroundthe 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 forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeit dates back to the periodfine old patina overalldimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmsold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselsliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on ppall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfacethe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightin good condition, but with signs of age written all over itthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinathis masks forms part of a very small corpus of idimu objects that are fitted out with a handle at the backcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missing
270 €
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14 €
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Self-collected in bakongo and kinshasamasks have a height of cmthe frames have a side of 13 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storea nice lot of small masks from congoplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethey are made from bone or hippopotamus toothsent with track and trace read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethey are offered in a set of three small frames that form a whole, but of course the masks can also be arranged separately
85 €
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It is the legacy of the lega people’s belief, transmitted to other peoples from their lineagebut those rites were quite simple and did not include an esoteric teaching comparable to the one of the region of balese-komohe would also evoke the one of his uncle, if he was in the same villageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeamong the rites of passage, only those who believed deserved to be mentioned, like for example the “tshoo” of the metokofor them, this god is like a first ancestor or cultural heroplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebut the reference to ancestors, in order to reach god was greaterare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableeach individual could evoke the spirit of his major lineage in the villagethe belief in the spirit of nature was quite developedalthough 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”
305 €
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Corpo resistente in lega di magnesio: a prova di acqua e polvereil materiale usato è esente iva artdotazione: scatola, istruzioni, sw, tappo corpo bf-1b, copri slitta flash, carica batterie mh-25, batteria nikon en-el15, tracolla
710 €
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Genre: classicalsub genre: compilationmissing information?
153 €