Female figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga") ·  D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3051844

Description

ivory, pigment, base

For a comparable pair of figures, possibly from the same workshop, see AHDRC 002574.

These small ivory figurines “iginga” were owned by the highest initiation level of the “bwami”, the “kindi” society, and belonged to members of the highest initiation level “lutumbo lwa kindi”.

Expertise

Certificate of the Nature Conservation Authority, Würzburg, No. DE-WÜS250306-322

Comparing literature

Plisnier, Valentine & Michel Boulanger, L'Art Lega, Paris 2016, p. 198 Biebuyck, Daniel, Lega Culture, Berkeley 1973

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.