Mask binds. - The League - DR Congo (No reserve price)
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Masque lega, a wooden Lega mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 27 × 12 × 9 cm, weighing 1.3 kg, provenance: private collection, reproduction, in good condition.
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Mask of Lukwakongo - Lega - RDC Zaire
Among the Lega, Bwami society regulated all social and political life.
Divided into 4 or 7 grades depending on the region, it required numerous emblems.
Ascending a rung demanded a series of initiations, gifts and payments settled by the lineage.
This meant that one had acquired a certain wisdom and an individual morality.
The great ceremonies organized for attaining the highest grade required the construction of entire villages to house the clan of the applicant and invited members of other clans who sometimes traveled from very far away.
Circumcision was an indispensable step for entering Bwami.
It was accompanied by the teaching of proverbs and the handling of objects endowed with moral and practical significance.
The ceremony for attaining the Kindi was marked by the unveiling of the "basket of power" which contained the insignia, spoons and figurines.
The Lega masks used in Bwami ceremonies were most often masks that were carried and displayed rather than worn by an officiant or dancer.
The different kinds of masks produced are countless, just as for the Iginga figurines.
It is therefore very difficult to give them a precise meaning.750
Mask of Lukwakongo - Lega - RDC Zaire
Among the Lega, Bwami society regulated all social and political life.
Divided into 4 or 7 grades depending on the region, it required numerous emblems.
Ascending a rung demanded a series of initiations, gifts and payments settled by the lineage.
This meant that one had acquired a certain wisdom and an individual morality.
The great ceremonies organized for attaining the highest grade required the construction of entire villages to house the clan of the applicant and invited members of other clans who sometimes traveled from very far away.
Circumcision was an indispensable step for entering Bwami.
It was accompanied by the teaching of proverbs and the handling of objects endowed with moral and practical significance.
The ceremony for attaining the Kindi was marked by the unveiling of the "basket of power" which contained the insignia, spoons and figurines.
The Lega masks used in Bwami ceremonies were most often masks that were carried and displayed rather than worn by an officiant or dancer.
The different kinds of masks produced are countless, just as for the Iginga figurines.
It is therefore very difficult to give them a precise meaning.750
Details
Number of objects
1
Ethnic group/ culture
The League
Country of Origin
DR Congo
Material
Wood
Condition
Fair condition
Title of artwork
Mask binds.
Height
27 cm
Width
12 cm
Depth
9 cm
Weight
1.3 kg
Provenance
Private collection
Authenticity
Reproduction/replica
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