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Showing 4,008 results for Lega peoples

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Tongwa (The Beginning of the Clan), Lega artist, Ivory, Lega peoples — Tongwa (The Beginning of the Clan)
Lega artist
19th–early 20th century

Iginga (human figure), Lega artist, Ivory, Lega peoples — Iginga (human figure)
Lega artist
19th–early 20th century

Lukungu (mask), Lega artist, Ivory, Lega peoples — Lukungu (mask)
Lega artist
19th–early 20th century

Bwami Figure: Female, Wood, kaolin (?), Lega peoples — Bwami Figure: Female
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Head (Bwami), Ivory, fiber, cowrie shells, resin, Lega peoples — Head (Bwami)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Maskette, Ivory, Lega peoples — Maskette
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Maskette (Lukungu), Ivory, Lega peoples — Bwami Maskette (Lukungu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Head (Bwami), Ivory, cowrie shells, Lega peoples — Head (Bwami)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Miniature Billhook, Bone, Lega peoples — Bwami Miniature Billhook
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Mask (Idimu), Wood, pigment, Lega peoples — Bwami Mask (Idimu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu), Cane, cowrie shells, boar tusk, Lega peoples — Bwami Prestige Cap (Mukuba or Nkumbu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Figurine: Female (Bwami), Ivory, Lega peoples — Figurine: Female (Bwami)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Mask (Idimu), Wood, pigment, kaolin, Lega peoples — Bwami Mask (Idimu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Miniature Pestle (Mutudo), Ivory, Lega peoples — Bwami Miniature Pestle (Mutudo)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Maskette: Four Sets of Eyes, Bone, Lega peoples — Bwami Maskette: Four Sets of Eyes
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Figure: Female, Ivory, pigment, Lega peoples — Bwami Figure: Female
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Mask (Idimu), Wood, pigment, feathers, fiber, Lega peoples — Bwami Mask (Idimu)
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami Figure: Zoomorphic, Ivory, Lega peoples — Bwami Figure: Zoomorphic
Lega peoples
19th–20th century

Bwami society headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society sawamazembe headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society sawamazembe headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society mukuba wa bifungo headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society lukumbu lwa kabwitu headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami society headdress

Lega artist

first half of 20th century

Bwami Figure, Ivory, Lega peoples, Nginga group — Bwami Figure
Lega peoples, Nginga group
19th–20th century

Headdress (Nkumbu), Raffia palm fiber, cowries, and elephant tail hair, Lega — Headdress (Nkumbu)
Lega
19th–20th century

Hat, Glass beads, raffia fiber cordage, Lega (?) — Hat
Lega (?)
19th–20th century

Nkishi (community power figure), Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, copper, brass, iron, fiber, snakeskin, leather, fur, feathers, mud, resin, Songye peoples — Nkishi (community power figure)
Songye artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo peoples — Kpeliye’e headdress
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century

Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Plaque with Warrior and Attendants
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
ca. 1540–70

Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance, Kwele artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Kwele peoples — Bata (ram) mask for a beete performance
Kwele artist
19th–first half of 20th century

Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples — Karan-wemba (female figure mask)
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo peoples — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century