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African Sculptures & Masks from an Austrian Collection

Three small Lega masks. Bwami society.
They are used less for wearing in front of the face than as status symbols, teaching objects in initiation rites or representations of ancestors.
Carved wood, often with traces of white kaolin clay on the surface of the face and a beard made of plant raffia fibers along the lower edge.

3 kleine Lega Masken. Bwami-Gesellschaft.
Sie dienen weniger zum Tragen vor dem Gesicht als vielmehr als Statussymbole, 
Lehrobjekte bei Initiationsriten oder Ahnenrepräsentationen.
 Geschnitztes Holz, oft mit Resten von weißem Kaolin-Ton auf der Gesichtsoberfläche und einem Bart aus pflanzlichen Raffiafasern am unteren Rand.


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Masks - Lega - DR Congo  (No reserve price)

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Three small Lega masks from the Bwami society, carved in wood from the DR Congo, in reasonably good condition, part of a private collection, with no stand, weighing 130 g.

Masks - Lega - DR Congo (No reserve price)

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Three small Lega masks from the Bwami society, carved in wood from the DR Congo, in reasonably good condition, part of a private collection, with no stand, weighing 130 g.

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