Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Tribal African Art Face Mask Lega Bwami mask,-1804

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A special African tribal mask Guro Mask Wood Hand Carved Lega Bwami mask -50.5/19 CM
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A special African tribal mask Guro Mask Wood Hand Carved Lega Bwami mask -50.5/19 CM
African Lega mask. The features are further punctuated by a series of perforations referring to traditional scarification. Dry two-tone patina. Eroded contours, abrasions. Within the Lega, the Bwami society open to men and women,organized social and political life. There were up to seven levels ofinitiation, each associated with emblems. Following their exodus from Uganda during the seventeenth century, the Lega settled on the west bank of the Lualaba Riverin the DRC. Also known as Warega, they live in self-contained villages surrounded by palisades, usually on hilltops. The role of chief, kindi, is held by the oldest man in the clan, who must be the highest ranking. As in otherforest tribes, the men hunt and clear land while the women cultivate cassava. Social recognition and authority had to be earned individually: the chief owed his selection to his heart (mutima), good character,
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50.5/19 CM
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SOLD WHITOT THE STAND
Material
An original patina covers the item
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Purchase 3 items and receive one stand worth $ 40 as a gift
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African Lega mask. The features are further punctuated by a series of perforations referring to traditional scarification. Dry two-tone patina. Eroded contours, abrasions. Within the Lega, the Bwami society open to men and women,organized social and political life. There were up to seven levels ofinitiation, each associated with emblems. Following their exodus from Uganda during the seventeenth century, the Lega settled on the west bank of the Lualaba Riverin the DRC. Also known as Warega, they live in self-contained villages surrounded by palisades, usually on hilltops. The role of chief, kindi, is held by the oldest man in the clan, who must be the highest ranking. As in otherforest tribes, the men hunt and clear land while the women cultivate cassava. Social recognition and authority had to be earned individually: the chief owed his selection to his heart (mutima), good character,
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