Lega
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The Lega are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, known for their distinctive wooden masks and figures used in the Bwami initiation society.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| artCollectionFoundIn |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Museum for Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artForm |
figurative sculpture
ⓘ
mask carving ⓘ |
| artStyle | abstract wooden sculpture ⓘ |
| artUsedFor |
marking initiation grades
ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ teaching proverbs ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bwami society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
Bwami regalia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
didactic sculptures ⓘ ivory and bone figures ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
age‑grade initiation
ⓘ
esoteric teaching through art objects ⓘ |
| ethnographicRegion | Congo rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Rega
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
initiation rituals
ⓘ
wooden figures ⓘ wooden masks ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kivu region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maniema Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroup |
Kongo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luba NERFINISHED ⓘ Tutsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bantu peoples of Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationEstimate | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Lega language ⓘ |
| region | eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ |
| religiousSociety | Bwami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | Bwami initiation society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | age grades ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| usesObjectInRitual |
Lega figure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lega mask NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Latin script ⓘ |
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