LEGA, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Wood, light brown patina, pigments.
Rare multi-faceted figure representing "Sakimatwematwe" in the universe of the initiatory association of Bwami, it is the man of the knowledge of great scope belonging to a preceptor "Nsinga" of the high grade "Lutombo lwa yananio".
The truncated cone-shaped base is surmounted by Janus heads representing two opposite concave heart-shaped faces, coffee bean eyes, long straight nose and absent mouth.
Remarkable sculpture whose collection history and the consecutive elements of the object indicate its antiquity.
Height: 31 cm.
Cracks, restoration.
Provenance: Former collection Jean Léonard Thoma, Belgium.
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