A FINE AND RARE LEGA IVORY FIGURE, iginga, standing with arms akimbo, on sturdy legs, the oval face with circular depressions for eyes, large nostrils and small mouth, remains of ears which were apparently pierced, eroded surface in places and dark reddish-brown patina

细节

A FINE AND RARE LEGA IVORY FIGURE, iginga, standing with arms akimbo, on sturdy legs, the oval face with circular depressions for eyes, large nostrils and small mouth, remains of ears which were apparently pierced, eroded surface in places and dark reddish-brown patina
15cm. high

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Antwerp, 1975, no. 104

拍品专文

The maginga (sing. iginga), whether individually or collectively held, are associated with the lutumbo lwa kindi grade of the Bwami society, and regarded as the "heart" of kindi. Each iginga is associated with at least one aphorism which identifies it and gives it a name (Biebuyck, 1973, p.161)