Pendant ·  R. D. Congo, Lega · ID: 3036520

Description

ivory, stained patina, drilled hole on the upper end (for suspension), pipe-shaped, circle ornament with central dot, old collection number (blackened?), fine fissures, small missing parts, traces of usage and old age;
reserved for members of “bwami"society; among others initiation object.

Littérature comparée

Cameron, Elisabeth L., Art of the Lega, Los Angeles 2001, p. 78