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- No.24 Lega Figure
- Ivory Origin: West Africa (Congo region) Interesting facts: In the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, art is created primarily for semisecret associations of men and women, such as the Bwami society of the Lega peoples. The teachings of Bwami permeate all aspects of life, guiding the moral development of the individual and governing relations with others. Bwami…
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- No.26 Lega Figure
- Ivory Origin: West Africa (Congo region) Interesting facts: In the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, art is created primarily for semisecret associations of men and women, such as the Bwami society of the Lega peoples. The teachings of Bwami permeate all aspects of life, guiding the moral development of the individual and governing relations with others. Bwami…
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- No.28 Lega/ Rega Fertility Statuette
- Ivory Origin: West Africa (Congo region) Interesting facts: In the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, art is created primarily for semisecret associations of men and women, such as the Bwami society of the Lega peoples. The teachings of Bwami permeate all aspects of life, guiding the moral development of the individual and governing relations with others. Bwami…
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- No.29 Lega figure
- Ivory Origin: West Africa (Congo region) Interesting facts: In the forests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, art is created primarily for semisecret associations of men and women, such as the Bwami society of the Lega peoples. The teachings of Bwami permeate all aspects of life, guiding the moral development of the individual and governing relations with others. Bwami…
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- No.35 Makonde Seated Female Figure
- Wood, cloth Origin: Southeast Africa (Mozambique region) Interesting facts: According to Makonde legend, the first man on earth fell asleep after sculpting a female figure out of wood. He awoke to find the statue had become a real woman who was eager to mate with him. The result was many children, and the woman herself became the ancestress of the…
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- No.38 Tsonga Figures
- Wood Origin: Southern Africa (Tsonga) Interesting facts: Very rare male and female pieces sold as a pair.
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- No.40 West-African Piggy-Back Figure
- Wood Origin: West Africa (Congo region) Interesting facts: The sculpture depicts one figure being carried on the shoulders of another. The motif has many possible traditional interpretations: kings and chiefs were sometimes carried on the shoulders of dignitaries during inauguration rites and other ceremonies of state. Girls undergoing initiation were also carried on the shoulders of a titleholder at one point during…
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- No.41 Sukuma Ibinda Marionette
- Wood, metal Origin: East Africa (Tanzania region) Interesting facts: This ceremonial puppet is traditionally a treasured component of the ritual dances of the Sukuma people. Features are undistinguished and gender is often undefined. Nyamwezi figures are often similar; usually with inset beaded eyes.The figures, called mabinda, with moving parts (present or missing) have been used in very theatrical, competitive and…
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- No.44 Makonde Kneeling Female Figure
- Wood Origin: Southeast Africa (Mozambique region) Interesting facts: A mother feeds her baby. The Makonde are almost the only ethnic group in East Africa to create fairly naturalistic sculptures – primarily maternity figures, which are intended to ensure the fertility of the fields and women. Traditionally, Makonde statues that portray women represent the birth and the survival of the Makonde.…
