Lega. Bwami Hat for Lutumbo lwa Yananio Level, early 20th century. Animal hide, animal hair, woven fiber, zipper, buttons, shell, hyrax teeth, height: 6 in. (15.2 cm);. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1992.136.18. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.136.18_bw.jpg)
Lega. Bwami Hat for Lutumbo lwa Yananio Level, early 20th century. Animal hide, animal hair, woven fiber, zipper, buttons, shell, hyrax teeth, height: 6 in. (15.2 cm);. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1992.136.18. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.136.18_PS6.jpg)
Bwami Hat for Lutumbo lwa Yananio Level
Arts of Africa
The hats in this case were originally worn by initiates into Bwami, the key social organization of Lega society and patron of its great artistic genres. Bwami is a strictly tiered, hierarchical organization through which initiates advance from one state of knowledge to the next.
CULTURE
Lega
MEDIUM
Animal hide, animal hair, woven fiber, zipper, buttons, shell, hyrax teeth
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
- Possible place made: Maniema Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Possible place made: South Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
DATES
early 20th century
DIMENSIONS
height: 6 in. (15.2 cm);
diam.: 7 in. (17.8 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of Africa
ACCESSION NUMBER
1992.136.18
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Lega. Bwami Hat for Lutumbo lwa Yananio Level, early 20th century. Animal hide, animal hair, woven fiber, zipper, buttons, shell, hyrax teeth, height: 6 in. (15.2 cm);. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Drs. Noble and Jean Endicott, 1992.136.18. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1992.136.18_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1992.136.18_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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