African wood mask antiques Lega mask carved wood tribal Masks for wall -G2464

SIZE(CM): 37/18.1
This African masks Lega indicated the stage that its holder had reached within the Bwami masks , a learning society composed of different grades. Thick partially chipped kaolin masks patina. Desication cracks. Within the Léga, the Bwami society, open to men and women, organized social and political life. There were up to seven levels of initiation, each associated with emblems.