MC1844 Puissant masque idimu Lega Culte du Bwami Mask Congo RDC Luba - Congo Mythical Masks

- Congo Mythical Masks

PROVENANCE: Bob Berete

Mary & Allen Roberts

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MC1844 Puissant masque idimu Lega Culte du Bwami Mask Congo RDC Luba - Congo Mythical MasksEnglish description below CONGO DRC Powerful idimu LEGA mask The face is heart shaped and completely whitened with a very mineral kaolin kaolin Although the Idimu masks are significantly larger than the Lukwakongo masks, they are stylistically very similar. They are collective masks used during ceremonies reserved for the high ranking members of the Bwami. This type of mask was used within the framework of the Bwami, an association which organized the