mc1939 Superbe statuette Lengola figure Congo Rdc STATUE ITURI river area

ITURI river area

The Yela are a people whose rites have remained quite mysterious to us

this one has only one head while most of the listed parts have two

in the Barbier Mueller collection

mc1939 Superbe statuette Lengola figure Congo Rdc STATUE ITURI river areaEnglish description below CONGO DRC LENGOLA Rare statuette of the Cult of Bukota superb geometry and stylization The Lengola are a Bantu forest people of Central Africa, settled in the center east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), They are geographically and culturally close to the Mbole, Metoko, Kela and Yela Features: TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, statuette, figurine ETHNIC GROUP: Lengola COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo, ex