mc1939 Superbe statuette Lengola figure Congo Rdc STATUE planche 28

planche 28

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The Yela are a people whose rites have remained quite mysterious to us

in the Barbier Mueller collection

and worn by the circumciser - the upper pair of eyes referred to the open gaze on the truth and the reality of the initiator who was to illuminate the sight of the circumcised - the sight of the circumcised is symbolized by the central pair of eyes - The lower pair of eyes could evoke the blindness of uninitiated children

mc1939 Superbe statuette Lengola figure Congo Rdc STATUE planche 28English description below CONGO DRC LENGOLA Rare statuette of the Cult of Bukota superb geometry and stylization The Lengola are a Bantu forest people of Central Africa, settled in the center east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), They are geographically and culturally close to the Mbole, Metoko, Kela and Yela Features: TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, statuette, figurine ETHNIC GROUP: Lengola COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo, ex