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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 maniemaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis type of hat was worn by initiates of the bwami cult, an initiation society which secret rites were reserved to initiatesprovenance: former sanaga gallery (tours, france)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableformer joseph christiaens collection (brussels, belgium)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
89 €
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These masks are rare and are only used in a few regions within the lega territoryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis mask is in light-weighted woodwe 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)catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableweight 160 grams; 400 grams including the standour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeshipment via bpost with track & trace, or it can be picked up in brusselsmask with horns, known under the name of kayamba, a cult of the bwamiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
56 €
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African tribal art lukwakondo small mask, from the lega ethnic group, located in eastern congoadvancing 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 meetingsregistered shippingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe mask usually was showed during the ceremonies of the bwami societycarved out of a single block of wood which shows good signs of age, use, and exposurecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions: 16 cm in height (without the raphia beard)our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeas like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs and sometimes small scrapesvintage wooden maskette with a worn, brownish patinaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
42 €
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Are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikicatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour 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 website
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 dare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiobtained from him by hit dates back to the periodsold with handwritten declaration of authenticity by drthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinadimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselsmaterial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treewesterdijk, 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 saharaliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on ppholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingfine old patina overallall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfacethe 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 storein good condition, but with signs of age written all over itthis masks forms part of a very small corpus of idimu objects that are fitted out with a handle at the backthe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablede kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in aroundplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe 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 face
270 €
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14 €
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The frames have a side of 13 cmare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikimasks have a height of cma nice lot of small masks from congoself-collected in bakongo and kinshasacatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethey are offered in a set of three small frames that form a whole, but of course the masks can also be arranged separatelythey are made from bone or hippopotamus toothsent with track and trace read moreplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
85 €
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It is the legacy of the lega people’s belief, transmitted to other peoples from their lineagehe would also evoke the one of his uncle, if he was in the same villageamong the rites of passage, only those who believed deserved to be mentioned, like for example the “tshoo” of the metokoare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe belief in the spirit of nature was quite developedeach individual could evoke the spirit of his major lineage in the villagecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebut the reference to ancestors, in order to reach god was greateralthough 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”but those rites were quite simple and did not include an esoteric teaching comparable to the one of the region of balese-komofor them, this god is like a first ancestor or cultural heroplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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 €