Lega Mask 08 new in The gourds are made using

The gourds are made using calabashes which have beautiful natural shapes

The forms are an abstract interpretation of an antelope

The carvings of incised designs portrays the real life scarfication and tattoo that women have near their navel

Old water pot from Indonesia dated c

A truly special piece with a unique carved cut-out detail

Lega Mask 08 new in The gourds are made usingHand carved from indigenous wood, Lega masks come from the Lega people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. These masks symbolic of their belief that physical beauty and moral excellence are intertwined. Masks also refer to ancestors and are passed on from one generation to the next as symbols of continuity. Although simple in form, masks embody complex and multiple meanings and teachings embodied through proverbs and ceremonial dances. Stand is