Sujet
A mask which is not worn but is manipulated and used as a mnemonic device linked with proverbs recited during the initiation rites of the senior grades of the Lega Bwami society
Légende
A mask which is not worn but is 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 and physical excellence called busoga. Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Africa. Lega. 19th 20th c Maniema district, Eastern Congo.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A21_420
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
38,4Mo (1,1Mo) / 27,5cm x 35,0cm / 3250 x 4135 (300dpi)