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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 maniemaplease 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 initiatescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableprovenance: former sanaga gallery (tours, france)former 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 territoryplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitewe 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)shipment via bpost with track & trace, or it can be picked up in brusselsthis mask is in light-weighted woodmask with horns, known under the name of kayamba, a cult of the bwamicatawiki’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 storeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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 paymentsplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteas like other tribal art pieces, they do have natural abrasions and scuffs and sometimes small scrapeslukwakongo masks are never worn on the face but are instead tied to the arm or displayed on a fence at the secret bwami meetingscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabledimensions: 16 cm in height (without the raphia beard)vintage wooden maskette with a worn, brownish patinacarved out of a single block of wood which shows good signs of age, use, and exposureour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeregistered shippingthe mask usually was showed during the ceremonies of the bwami societyare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
42 €
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Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablepostage 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 moreour 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 dcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablewesterdijk, 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 saharaare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithe forehead is slanting back and is, just like the cheeks, adorned with a triangle of double lines filled with dotsfine old patina overallprovenance: ex-collection of nic de kun, brusselsde kun in pangi territory, south kivu province, in aroundall other parts are jet black from being burned with a red- hot iron on a oily surfaceliterature: valentine plisnier and michel boulanger: l’art lega, paris, , figs on ppthe 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 faceit dates back to the perioddimensions: 30 x 17 x 11 cmin good condition, but with signs of age written all over itthe face is still coloured with ample remains of the original white clay patinathe handle sits in the vertical axis of the back and runs over its entire heightobtained from him by hplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitesold 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 backholes all along the lower edge of the face, but fibre beard missingmaterial: medium density wood of the alstonia congensis treeour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
270 €
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Artist: tony bennett. label: columbia.
14 €
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Self-collected in bakongo and kinshasaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethey are made from bone or hippopotamus toothmasks have a height of cmthe frames have a side of 13 cmthey are offered in a set of three small frames that form a whole, but of course the masks can also be arranged separatelycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablea nice lot of small masks from congosent with track and trace read moreour 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
85 €
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It is the legacy of the lega people’s belief, transmitted to other peoples from their lineagealthough 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”please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitebut those rites were quite simple and did not include an esoteric teaching comparable to the one of the region of balese-komothe belief in the spirit of nature was quite developedfor them, this god is like a first ancestor or cultural herocatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebut the reference to ancestors, in order to reach god was greateramong the rites of passage, only those who believed deserved to be mentioned, like for example the “tshoo” of the metokoour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storehe would also evoke the one of his uncle, if he was in the same villageeach individual could evoke the spirit of his major lineage in the villageare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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: compilationmissing information?genre: classical
153 €