Statue (Lega).
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wood, height: 14.3 cm.
Private collection.
This man, who appears to be walking both forwards and
backwards, falls amongst the Lega statues used during esoteric
initation rites.
Statue (Bwile, Tumbwe).
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wood, brass nails, glass, height: 36.2 cm.
Felix Collection.Ancestral female figure.