Lega Iginga figure
African wooden statuette from the Lega artistic corpus in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The iginga type figurine was used during initiation rites of Bwami society and was the property of an initiate of kindi or yananio grade.
This statuette has an archaic appearance and good wear.
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Data sheet
- Size
- 16,5 cm
- Ethnic group
- Material(s)
- Wood
- Country
- Stand
- Included
- Condition
- Vintage
African wooden statuette from the Lega artistic corpus in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The iginga type figurine was used during initiation rites of Bwami society and was the property of an initiate of kindi or yananio grade.
This statuette has an archaic appearance and good wear.