Armless figure "ngeze" of the "bwami" society, D. R. Congo, Lega, Size: H: 27 cm (H: 10.6 inch), ID: 3047948

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Lot 294

Armless figure "ngeze" of the "bwami" society · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3047948

sold EUR 1,500

Provenance

Claude Vérité, Paris, France
Stéphane Mangin, Galerie Kanaga, Paris
Michel Boulanger, Liège, Belgium

Size

H: 27 cm

H: 10.6 inch

Description

wood, pigments, base

According to Biebuyck “ngeze” personifies an individual who wants to achieve higher initiation but fails to prepare for it. He is a “salugi”, Lazy Bones. (Biebuyck, 2002, p. 127, Cat. 68)

Comparing literature

Biebuyck, Daniel P., Lega, Ethics and Beauty in the Heart of Africa, Brussels 2002, p. 127, Cat. 68

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