"DRC (ZAIRE) LEGA - Within the set of anthropomorphic... Lot 26

"DRC (ZAIRE) LEGA - Within the set of anthropomorphic figurines used during the initiation rites of the Bwami society, the ivory heads and figurines (sometimes made of bone) represent the initiation grades of their owners. Like the other sculptures linked to the customary practice, they are designated individually, most often by They are, like other sculptures linked to customary practice, designated individually, most often by periphrases referring to the sovereign values of the Bwami teaching. The following pieces were collected in the 1950s by Maurice NICAUD and date from the late 19th/early 20th century. Here an imposing ivory statuette of 18 CM (300 gr) Provenance Collection MAURICE NICAUD (Succession GUERRERO)".