Statuette belonging to the Lega tribe, settled in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa. Called Sakimatwematwe (multiheaded), its used was bound for initiation ceremonies or rites of passages to the adult age in which the young candidates were instructed, and eventually examined, in different proverbs and complex methapors throught the use of diverse sculptures and masks which embodied them.
Made of wood with white painted parts. Dated around the 1960s.
Estatuilla perteneciente a la tribu Lega, ubicada en la República Democrática del Congo, África. Denominada Sakimatwematwe (multicéfala), se usó en ceremonias de iniciación o ritos de paso a la edad adulta en los que los jóvenes aspirantes eran aleccionados y debidamente examinados en diversos proverbios y complejas metáforas a través de varias esculturas y máscaras que las personificaban.
Realizada en madera con áreas pintadas de blanco. Fechada al rededor de la década de 1960.
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