Title
Masks which are not worn but manipulated and used as a mnemonic device linked with proverbs recited during the initiation rites of the senior grades of the Lega Bwami society
Caption
Masks which are not worn but manipulated and used as a mnemonic device linked with proverbs recited during the initiation rites of the senior grades of the Lega Bwami society, The Bwami society aims to promote in its male and female elders a state of moral, spiritual andphysical excellence called busoga. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Lega. 19th 20th c Eastern Congo.
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Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A21_418
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27,3Mb (1,8Mb) / 9,6in x 11,0in / 2894 x 3295 (300dpi)