Lega Lukwakongo Mask | Fashor and Eagar
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Lega Lukwakongo

Lega Lukwakongo Mask

Superb Lega Lukwakongo Mask from Jean-Pierre Hallet Private Collection.

Lega Lukwakongo Mask

ETHNIC GROUP
Lega

COUNTRY

Democratic republic of Congo

MATERIAL
Wood, pigment, raffia.

DIMENTIONS

11 inches tall (27.9 cm) – mask only

CIRCA

Early – Mid 20th Century.

PROVENANCE

Jean-Pierre Hallet (1927 -2004)

EXHIBITED
No known exhibitions

LITERATURE

No known publications

CATALOGUE NOTE

Fully attended with verifyable provenance documents from the John Pierre Hallet estate.
Lega masks are not exactly notorious for their aesthetics. Rather, typical Lega masks are heart-shaped, slightly concave, minimalistic sculptures, unlike this rare and most unusually aesthetically magnificent Lega mask. From the reserve trove of the renowned John Pierre Hallet, this mask is one of the reserve holdouts by his daughter.
Lega masks are used as initiation objects in the Bwami secret society. John Pierre Hallet is the only foreigner to be known to have been initiated by the Lega into the Bwami society. Masks into five types according to material, size, and form. These masks serve as important social identifiers of of rank, recognizing wearers as initiated members of specific Bwami society echelons.  

Lega masks, in contrast to typical masks from other African cultures, are handheld, appended to the body, or displayed on fence posts during the initiation ceremonies of the Bwami society, instead of worn over the face.

Weight 5 lbs
Dimensions 16 × 12 × 12 in
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