Standing female figure "iginga" ·  R. D. Congo, Lega · ID: 3033481

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Description

wood, varied reddish to medium brown patina, linear scarification marks on breast and abdomen, min. dam., fine cracks, paint rubbed off, on metal plate;
figures created for the Lega “bwami” men’s society illustrate characters with either good or poor moral values. It can be assumed that the present figure with her fine scarifications, carefully rounded head and symmetrical facial features portrays a “good” woman with positive traits.

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Publications

Bradley, Traditional African Sculpture from the Britt Family Collection, 1982, p. 9, figure 6, catalogue of the exhibition, Notre Dame, Indiana, The Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, October 24 - December 19, 1982

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