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Statue Lega (N° 23602) Deposit sale

The figure Kakulu ka mpito whose arms are absent or attached to the trunk, would refer to a man who suffers from the infidelities of his wife. He is also called Mukobania, to refer to a young man whose decision to invite strangers would have been disastrous. This character frequently wears a hood of goat or felid hair from which fragments of animal skin remain. Grainy residue is embedded between the facial features. Patina of blackish use. Velvety patina encrusted with ochre. Erosions.
The African art of the Lega, Balega, or even Warega, is distinguished by its initiation statuettes, also made of ivory, some of which were kept in a basket intended for the highest ranking Bwami from different communities. This type of Iginga statuette ( Maginga in the plural), was the property of the high ranking officers of the Bwami, a secret society admitting men and their wives, and governing social life. This organization was subdivided into initiatory stages, the highest being the Kindi. The statuettes were used as and when the aspirants were initiated. Each is a representation with a particular form and meaning from which a morality or a dogma always derives.
Lit. : "Art of the Lega", E.L.Cameron.  

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OriginCollection belge
EthnyLega
Countryrdc ex zaire
Material(s)wood
Height cm35
Width10 cm
Weight0.75 Kg
Estimated datingmid-xx°

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