Female figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga") · D. R. Congo, Lega · ID: 3051844
Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium
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”.
The object Female figure “iginga” (pl. “maginga”) with the object ID 3051844 was last part of the auction Auction 104 at April 12, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 359 achieved a sales price of EUR 4,150.
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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.